The chemical and elementary composition, internal arrangement, and spatial distribution of the components of ancient Greek copper coins were studied using XRF analysis, neutron diffraction and neutron tomography methods. The studied coins are interesting from a historical and cultural point of view, as they are “Charon’s obol’s”. These coins were discovered at the location of an ancient Greek settlement during archaeological excavations on the “Volna-1” necropolis in Krasnodar Region, Russian Federation. It was determined that the coins are mainly made of a bronze alloy, a tin content that falls in the range of 1.1(2)–7.9(3) wt.%. All coins are highly degraded; corrosion and patina areas occupy volumes from ~27 % to ~62 % of the original coin volumes. The neutron tomography method not only provided 3D data of the spatial distribution of the bronze alloy and the patina with corrosion contamination inside coin volumes, but also restored the minting pattern of several studied coins. Taking into account the obtained results, the origin and use of these coins in the light of historical and economic processes of the Bosporan Kingdom are discussed.
<p>The method of Neutron Resonance Capture Analysis (NRCA) is currently being developed at the Frank Laboratory of Neutron Physics. The Analysis determines the elemental and isotope compositions of objects non-destructively, which makes it suitable measurement tools for artefacts without sampling. NRCA is based on the registration of neutron resonances in radiative capture and the measurement of the yield of reaction products in these resonances.<br />The potential of NRCA at the Intense Resonance Neutron Source facility is demonstrated on the investigation of a Kyathos (6th-4th centuries BCE) from the necropolis Volna 1 on the Taman Peninsula. In addition, X-ray analysis was applied to the same archeological object. The element composition determined by NRCA and XRF data is in agreement.</p>
В очередной сборник ежегодника ИИМК РАН включены статьи, посвященные новейшим исследованиям в области археологии, истории и культуры. Впервые вводятся в научный оборот материалы, полученные в результате изучения поселений и погребальных памятников от эпохи камня до средневековья на территории Евразии. В ряде статей рассматриваются конкретные археологические комплексы и отдельные категории материала. В специальный раздел сборника включены работы по актуальным проблемам археологии, касающиеся древностей эпохи бронзы и раннего железа Северного Причерноморья и лесостепной зоны Восточной Европы. В сборнике представлены рецензии на новейшую историко-археологическую литературу и информация о прошедшем в октябре 2017 г. V (XXI) Всероссийском археологическом съезде Отдельный раздел посвящен истории науки. Среди авторов ежегодникаученые из России, Азербайджана, Казахстана, Молдовы, Франции и Германии. This yearbook of IIMK RAS includes a collection of articles concerned with the most recent researches in the sphere of archaeology, history and culture. It is the first time that some materials obtained through investigation of settlements and burial sites dating from the Stone Age to the Middle Ages in the territory of Eurasia are scientifically published. In a number of the papers, particular archaeological complexes and categories of finds are discussed. A special section of the collection considers works on the urgent problems of archaeology and antiquities of the Bronze Age and Early Iron Age of the Northern Black Sea Region and forest-steppe zone of Eastern Europe. The present collection presents reviews of the latest historical and archaeological publications and information on the 5th (XXIth) All-Russian Archaeological Congress held in October, 2017. A separate section is dedicated to the history of science. Among the authors of this yearbook there are scientists from Russia,
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