Characterization of prehistorical glass beads excavated from Khao Sam Kaeo (Chumphon, Thailand) using PIXE and SEM–EDS

Won-In, Krit; Thongkam, Y.; Kamwanna, T.; Dararutana, Pisutti

doi:10.1007/s10967-011-1476-1

“…The sample was probed at the same position of SEM-EDS using a signal detector of Si(Li) with 6.2 mm in diameter and 3 mm thick (Model SL30170, Canberra Industries Inc., Connecticut, USA). Silicon with known concentration was used as a standard reference for PIXE analysis as conducted in previous research [27][28][29][30][31][32][33]. Quantitative analysis of chemical composition (for Z ≥ 13) was performed using GUPIXWIN code (GUPIX software for Windows version, Department of Physics, University of Guelph, Ontario, Canada) [34][35][36].…”

Section: Methodsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Characterization of Ancient Burial Pottery of Ban Muang Bua Archaeological Site (Northeastern Thailand) Using X-ray Spectroscopies

Boonruang

¹

,

Won-In

²

,

Nimsuwan

³

et al. 2022

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Ancient potteries found at Ban Muang Bua, located in northeastern Thailand, associate with Thung Kula Ronghai culture. Most of them are products used in daily life and grave goods. The potsherds were examined using techniques based on X-ray spectroscopy. Elemental composition and morphology were analyzed using proton-induced X-ray emission spectroscopy (PIXE) and scanning electron microscopy coupled with energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (SEM-EDS). Three-dimensional analysis was performed using X-ray tomographic microscopy based on synchrotron radiation (SR XTM). Irregular plate-like particles of composites with a wide range of size distribution were found in the potsherds. The major (O, Si, and Al), minor (C, Fe, Ca, and K), and trace elements (P, S, Ti, Na, Mg, and Zn) which were observed can provide the information about raw materials and production of pottery. The 3D tomographic images show the internal feature of these samples. The combination of SEM-EDS, PIXE, and SR XTM is a powerful tool for archaeological research especially in terms of composition and internal structure. The results imply that the raw materials of pottery were sandy soil derived from marine sands, clays, and salt deposits that were mostly iron-rich-kaolin clay. The production was carried out with low firing temperatures (~600–900 °C) in open-air kilns.

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“…Other similar examples of the use of PIXE-PXE reported in the period under review include applications to the examination of medieval glass fragments, selected from the archaeological museum in Savona, Italy; 311 Bulgarian archaeological glasses 312 and medieval glass bead samples from Slovenia; 313 andThailand. 314 Similarly, Roman glass from South West Iberia has been examined using a combination of synchrotron micro-XRF, PIXE-PIGE and SEM with an energy dispersive detector. 315 The application of portable X-ray uorescence spectrometry to the on-site analysis of ancient glass vessel fragments has been described.…”

Section: Glassesmentioning

confidence: 99%

Atomic spectrometry update: review of advances in the analysis of metals, chemicals and materials

Carter

¹

,

Clough

²

,

Fisher

³

et al. 2020

J. Anal. At. Spectrom.

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“…Other similar examples of the use of PIXE-PXE reported in the period under review include applications to the examination of medieval glass fragments, selected from the archaeological museum in Savona, Italy; 311 Bulgarian archaeological glasses 312 and medieval glass bead samples from Slovenia; 313 andThailand. 314 Similarly, Roman glass from South West Iberia has been examined using a combination of synchrotron micro-XRF, PIXE-PIGE and SEM with an energy dispersive detector. 315 The application of portable X-ray uorescence spectrometry to the on-site analysis of ancient glass vessel fragments has been described.…”

Section: Glassesmentioning

confidence: 99%

Atomic spectrometry update: review of advances in the analysis of metals, chemicals and materials

Carter

¹

,

Clough

²

,

Fisher

³

et al. 2018

J. Anal. At. Spectrom.

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Characterization of prehistorical glass beads excavated from Khao Sam Kaeo (Chumphon, Thailand) using PIXE and SEM–EDS

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Characterization of Ancient Burial Pottery of Ban Muang Bua Archaeological Site (Northeastern Thailand) Using X-ray Spectroscopies

Characterization of Ancient Burial Pottery of Ban Muang Bua Archaeological Site (Northeastern Thailand) Using X-ray Spectroscopies

Atomic spectrometry update: review of advances in the analysis of metals, chemicals and materials

Atomic spectrometry update: review of advances in the analysis of metals, chemicals and materials

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