An Analytical Comparison of Various Egyptian Soils, Clays, Shales, and Some Ancient Pottery by Neutron Activation

Tobia, S. K.; Sayre, Edward V.

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“…The major clay groups for the area encompassed in ths study have already been established by previous researchers: Tobia and Sayre (1974) characterized the Nile alluvium (along with Pleistocene, Pliocene, Nubia Sandstone and kaolin clays and shales), while Brooks (1975) SEA Figure 9 Geographic distributions of the find sites of the Biconical I and 2 and the Globular specimens.…”

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“…Three chemical groups (Nile alluvium, Red Field clay and Limestone Hill clay) have been discussed in depth elsewhere (Tobia andSayre 1974, Brooks et aZ. 1974).…”

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“…The high manganese content indicated that they may be related to the Nile alluvium. Tobia and Sayre (1974) included clay sources other than the Nile alluvium, i.e., Pliocene clays, Pleistocene clays, and related shales from along the Nile from Aswan to the Delta. In this region of the Nile the recent alluvial deposits lie directly above the earlier Pleistocene deposits which in turn lie directly above the earlier Pliocene.…”

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“…In order to deternune where the different types of Tell el Yahudiyeh ware were made, it is first necessary to establish reference chemical groups of clays and pottery from known relevant locales. Brookhaven National Laboratory, where this research was done, already had a substantial data base for the areas of Egypt (Tobia and Sayre 1974), Cyprus (Bieber 1977,…”

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“…Three chemical groups (Nile alluvium, Red Field clay and Limestone Hill clay) have been discussed in depth elsewhere (Tobia andSayre 1974, Brooks et aZ. 1974).…”

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“…If not, multielement chemical analyses and an appropriate database are required, though these too, do not necessarily furnish unequivocal assignments. Tobia and Sayre (1974) found that Nile mud was virtually indistinguishable in composition no matter where along the course of the Nile in Egypt a sample was taken.…”

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Correlation between petrography, NAA, and ICP analyses: Application to early bronze Egyptian pottery from Canaan

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Under favorable circumstances petrographic studies supported by chemical analysis using inductively coupled plasma (ICP) suffice to establish the provenience of pottery. A case in point is Egyptian-style pottery of Early Bronze Age found in Canaan. The pottery was divided into three groups according to four criteria determined by thin section analysis supplemented by X-ray diffraction: sorting and volume of silt-sized quartz, heavy minerals, the amount of carbonates in the matrix, and the firing temperature. Chemical analyses confirmed the classification. The source materials inferred for the three groups are Nile muds, Egyptian marly sediments, and local loess. Although the chemical analyses obtained by ICP and neutron activation analysis ( N U ) were compatible, the existing database for NAA cannot be used indiscriminately. However, for provenience studies based on mineralogical and petrographic data, knowledge of the geology of the potential source areas can replace a n extensive database.

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Microstructural and chemical characterization of a purple pigment from a Faiyum mummy portrait

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The earliest known writing referring ancient mummy portraiture is a brief note in the elder Pliny's Naturalis Historia, which dates to the first century CE. 1,2 The portraits from Roman Imperial Egypt, such as the example under discussion shown in Figure 1, Portrait of a Bearded Man, were intended to reflect not only the age, gender, and likeness of the individual, but the real or aspirational status of the subject of the portrait, both in his or her life on earth and anticipated rebirth in the next world. These funerary portraits were ultimately affixed to the exterior of the mummified individual using wrappings or to the sarcophagus of the deceased. 2-4 The practice of such portraiture is known to date from shortly after Egypt became a Roman province in 30 BCE, into the third century CE. 2

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An Analytical Comparison of Various Egyptian Soils, Clays, Shales, and Some Ancient Pottery by Neutron Activation

Cited by 12 publications

References 10 publications

Multi‐disciplinary Analysis of Tell El Yahudiyeh Ware

Multi‐disciplinary Analysis of Tell El Yahudiyeh Ware

Correlation between petrography, NAA, and ICP analyses: Application to early bronze Egyptian pottery from Canaan

Microstructural and chemical characterization of a purple pigment from a Faiyum mummy portrait

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