Application of XAFS in Archaeology
Year: 1997
Type: article
Abstract: X-ray fluorescence XAFS technique was successfully applied to the archaeological study to find colorant elements in old glass samples and to characterize the chemical states of iron in the ceramic sherds excavated from an archaeological site in Turkey. The origin of red color of the mosaic glass is found to be due to the colloidal copper particles in the glass. Blue color is attributed to divalent cobalt. Fe K-XANES spectra revealed that the color of the sherds changes from black, gray, brown, to orange with increasing the absorption edge energy. The gray ceramics typical for Phrygia age were produced in a reducing condition. The cream color of the central Anatolian Iron Age could not be related with the oxidation state of iron.
DOI: 10.1051/jp4:19972131
Authors: I. Nakai, M. Matsunaga, M. Adachi, K.-I. Hidaka
Institutions: Tokyo University of Science, University of Tsukuba
Language: French
Subfield: Archeology (arts and humanities)
Field: Arts and Humanities
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W2043489302