Pigment analysis by Raman microscopy and portable X-ray fluorescence (pXRF) of thirteenth to fourteenth century illuminations and cuttings from Bologna [PDF]
, 2016 Non-destructive pigment analysis by Raman microscopy (RM) and portable X-ray fluorescence (pXRF) has been carried out on some Bolognese illuminations and cuttings chosen to represent the beginnings, evolution and height of Bolognese illuminated ...
Chaplin, Tracey D. +3 more
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Quick Analysis of Organic Amendments via Portable X-ray Fluorescence Spectrometry [PDF]
, 2019 The determination of heavy metals in soils and organic amendments, such as compost, manure, biofertilizer, and sludge, generally involves the digestion of samples with aqua regia, and the determination of those in the solution using various techniques ...
Ajmal Poley, Fátima +4 more
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Geo-material provenance and technological properties investigation in Copper Age menhirs production at Allai (central-western Sardinia, Italy) [PDF]
, 2017 During the 2nd millennium BC anthropomorphic menhirs belonging to a 3rd millennium BC sanctuary were reused as building material in the Arasseda Nuraghe (Sardinia, Italy).
Cannas, Carla +2 more
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Methodological considerations of integrating portable digital technologies in the analysis and management of complex superimposed Californian pictographs: From spectroscopy and spectral imaging to 3-D scanning [PDF]
, 2015 How can the utilization of newly developed advanced portable technologies give us greater understandings of the most complex of prehistoric rock art? This is the questions driving The Gordian Knot project analysing the polychrome Californian site known ...
Alley +37 more
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Ancient technology and punctuated change: Detecting the emergence of the Edomite Kingdom in the Southern Levant. [PDF]
, 2019 While the punctuated equilibrium model has been employed in paleontological and archaeological research, it has rarely been applied for technological and social evolution in the Holocene.
Ben-Yosef, Erez +5 more
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Mobile spectroscopic instrumentation in archaeometry research [PDF]
, 2016 Mobile instrumentation is of growing importance to archaeometry research. Equipment is utilized in the field or at museums, thus avoiding transportation or risk of damage to valuable artifacts.
Donais, MK, Vandenabeele, Peter
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A (not so) dangerous method: pXRF vs. EPMA-WDS analyses of copper-based artefacts [PDF]
, 2014 Analysis of metal objects with portable and handheld X-ray fluorescence spectrometry has become increasingly popular in recent years. Here, methodological concerns that apply to non-destructive, surface examination with XRF instruments of ancient metal ...
Orfanou, V, Rehren, T
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Using handheld pXRF to study medieval stained glass: A methodology using trace elements [PDF]
, 2017 The surfaces of 30 pieces of glass from panel 3b of the Great East Window of York Minster (1405-1408 CE) were analyzed by handheld portable X-ray fluorescence (pXRF) and small samples from the same pieces were analyzed by electron microprobe (EPMA ...
Adlington, LW, Freestone, IC
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Application of near infrared sensors to preconcentration of hydrothermally-formed copper ore [PDF]
, 2016 Article© 2015. This manuscript version is made available under the CC-BY-NC-ND 4.0 license http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/Near infrared sensors can be a very useful technique for the qualitative analysis of complex ores, and thus could ...
Glass, Hylke J. +3 more
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On the Analysis and Interpretation of Pottery Production and Distribution [PDF]
, 2016 Ceramics are particularly well suited for investigating general patterns of the distribution of premodern products. Archaeometric methods, used to determine raw materials and production techniques, permit the identification of places of production.
Bernbeck, Reinhard +11 more
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