Characterization of archaeological ceramics from eastern Siberia by total-reflection X-ray fluorescence spectrometry and principal component analysis

Maltsev, Artem S.; Pashkova, Galina V.; Fernández-Ruiz, Ramón; Demonterova, Е. I.; Shuliumova, Anna N.; Умарова, Н Н; Shergin, Dmitriy L.; Mukhamedova, Maria M.; Чубаров, В. М.; Mikheeva, E. A.

doi:10.1016/j.sab.2020.106012

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“…This finding was attributed to the poor wettability of the copper sulfide ores which led to a less homogeneous distribution of the Ga IS in the copper sulfide ore than in the other ores. In a related study, similar improvements were obtained 57 by wet milling a clay CRM to reduce particle sizes even further (to 1–2 μm). Akhmetzhanov et al 58 compared multi- and univariate calibration for both TXRF and WDXRF analyses for the determination of REE in ores with the aim of assessing whether the cost-efficient suspension-assisted TXRF procedure could be used as an alternative to the WDXRF procedure which employed pressed pellets.…”

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Atomic spectrometry update – a review of advances in X-ray fluorescence spectrometry and its special applications

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Atomic spectrometry update – a review of advances in X-ray fluorescence spectrometry and its special applications

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“…TXRF was also applied to study the composition of archaeological ceramics for the characterization of raw materials and manufacturing processes [Maltsev et al, 2021c;. TXRF may be considered a promising method in archaeology due to its capability to analyze a very small amount of a sample (<20 mg), which is very important for the preservation of archaeological material.…”

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Application of Total-Reflection X-Ray Fluorescence Spectrometry (Txrf) to Geological Objects: Experience of the TXRF Laboratory, Center for Geodynamics and Geochronology

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2022

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Unlike conventional X-ray fluorescence spectrometry, the total-reflection X-ray fluorescence spectrometry is not a widespread and routine method for analyzing solid samples with mineral matrix, but it has a great potential for geochemical, geological, and archaeological studies. Rapid multi-elemental analysis of very small sample amounts can be performed by the internal standard method which does not require the matrix-matched reference materials. This is an undoubted advantage of the TXRF method over the conventional X-ray fluorescence method, especially if there is a limited available sample amount and a lack of well-characterized reference materials. This paper presents our experience with the application of TXRF spectrometry in the elemental analysis of apatite, ceramics, sediments, ores, and nodules. Special attention has been paid to the sample preparation procedure because it is one of the main sources of errors in the analysis. Preparing thin homogeneous specimen from the solid sample with a complex mineral matrix is not easy. Sample preparation strategy should be chosen considering the features of an analytical object, the content of the elements to be determined, and the accuracy required for a reliable interpretation. Consideration is being given to the examples of the preparation of a suspension for rapid analysis of ores and sediments, and to the original techniques of chemical decomposition for apatite and ceramics.

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“…This model is equipped with a tube with a rhodium anode (Rh) and power of 4 W. Thanks to it, the measuring range of 5-200µA currents and 8-50 keV voltage can be obtained. The spectrometer has a large-area SDD detector with filtration of the primary beam with one permanent filter [8][9][10][11]37]. The study of ceramics was carried out using the 3-beam Geochem3 measurement method.…”

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“…The latter has involved close cooperation with geologists and geomorphologists to develop techniques to try to identify the sources of the raw materials, petrographic methods of analysis for pottery finds, and a range of microscope type methods and devices [5]. There are several archaeometric techniques that can be used to reliably identify the origin of prehistoric ceramics: particle-induced X-ray emission (PIXE) [6], X-ray diffraction (XRD) [7], X-ray fluorescence spectrometry (XRF) [8][9][10][11], Mössbauer spectroscopy (EM) [12], laser ablation inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (LA-ICP-MS) [13], neutron activated analysis (NAA) [14], Sr/Nd/Pb isotope analysis [15], electron microprobe [16] and many others [4]. Our aim was to apply a new method based on the analysis of radioactive isotope ratios to examine pottery samples from a single archaeological settlement complex that probably used the same local sources of raw materials but dating from different time periods and manufactured using different techniques.…”

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Novel method of ancient pottery analysis based on radioactive isotope ratios: a pilot study

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The proposed method has been applied to a multi-phased settlement complex and pottery manufacturing centre in Ostrowite in northern Poland. In this study the radioactive isotope ratios method has been applied to a set of ceramic pottery specimens from the same multi-layered archaeological site and probably produced from local raw material. The pilot radiometric research was based on: 24 Neolithic (5200–5000 BCE), 21 Early Iron Age (800–600 BCE), 4 Roman Period (100–400 CE), and 13 Middle Ages (1030–1320 CE) pottery fragments, and also 8 samples of local clay (glacial till) and 3 burned clay samples. The method shows the similarities within the ceramic material used to manufacture the pottery. The variations in the quantitative and qualitative compositions of the basic products (clay, silt, loam, sand, ash and organic admixtures) used in the preparation of the ceramic paste change the isotopic composition and activity ratios. Pottery from each ceramic manufacturing centre, based on the specific composition of the raw materials, have characteristic isotope ratios. Radioactive isotope ratios as fingerprints of ancient ceramic manufacturing centres have not yet been applied as an archaeometric method. In this study two isotope ratios have been selected and applied: 40K/228Ac and 226Ra/208Tl. All analysis have been done using gamma spectrometry system, with quality and quantity analysis of the spectrums. Low-background passive shield was used for obtain improvement of results quality. The pilot study confirms the grouping of isotope ratio results for each sample type, even in terms of similarities with the base clay material collected in this region.

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Characterization of archaeological ceramics from eastern Siberia by total-reflection X-ray fluorescence spectrometry and principal component analysis

Cited by 14 publications

References 22 publications

Atomic spectrometry update – a review of advances in X-ray fluorescence spectrometry and its special applications

Atomic spectrometry update – a review of advances in X-ray fluorescence spectrometry and its special applications

Application of Total-Reflection X-Ray Fluorescence Spectrometry (Txrf) to Geological Objects: Experience of the TXRF Laboratory, Center for Geodynamics and Geochronology

Novel method of ancient pottery analysis based on radioactive isotope ratios: a pilot study

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