Incipient archaeometry in Venezuela: Provenance study of pre-Hispanic pottery figurines

L, Sajo Bohus; Antczak, Ma. Magdalena; Greaves, E.D.; Antczak, Andrzej T.

doi:10.1007/s10967-005-0816-4

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“…Further, a set of results are shown in Figure 5, in which we include data, that corresponds to samples for which already the origin has been established, shown, with "o". Similar results are given in Figure 6 and 7 corresponding to collected data [12] and reinterpreted here to evidence the importance of this study. From these two bivariate diagrams we may observe that both samples groups i.e.…”

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Neutron Activation Analysis of Pre-Columbian Pottery in Venezuela

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Antczak

Kasztovszky

et al. 2006

J. Phys.: Conf. Ser.

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Section: Resultssupporting

confidence: 89%

Neutron Activation Analysis of Pre-Columbian Pottery in Venezuela

Sajó-Bohus

Antczak

Kasztovszky

et al. 2006

J. Phys.: Conf. Ser.

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“…43), as well as the Behshahr's samples (nos. [40][41][42], does not contain considerable amount of CaO in its chemical composition, which is perfectly matched with the dataset presented in Table 1. (Note that the CaO content in the Amol's sample is higher that the Behshahr's samples) In fact, these bodies are low-lime clay bodies.…”

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“…[36][37][38] Amongst different types of XRF instrumentation (EDXRF, TXRF, and WDXRF), energy dispersive x-ray fluorescence (EDXRF) have mostly been emphasised in analysing archaeological ceramics. [39][40][41][42][43][44][45][46][47][48][49][50] However, WDXRF, apart from few exceptions [51][52][53] , has received less attention in investigating archaeological ceramic materials so far despite the higher resolution that it can offer in comparison with EDXRF. [36] De Vleeschouwer et al [54] have recently used WDXRF to analyse small quantities of ceramic samples showing its high accuracy in quantitative analyses of ceramic bodies.…”

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Application of WDXRF in the provenance studies of Persian haft rang tiles: a statistical approach

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An outstanding style of Persian tilework, which emerged from the north‐eastern Iran in the 15th century, was extensively used for decorating architectural facades during the Safavid period (from the 16th through the 18th century). This type of tilework, the so‐called haft rang, technically comprises of forming a clay body and firing two glazed layers on top of the body. In the present paper, the first analytical data concerning haft rang tiles is provided. To do so, forty three samples of Safavid haft rang bodies were analysed by wavelength dispersive x‐ray fluorescence (WDXRF) and the obtained data were handled by principal component analysis (PCA). The results showed that the 17th century haft rang tiles wherever found are local products; that is, Safavid tile‐makers have used local clay sources to make the bodies of haft rang tiles. The analytical data also showed that old tileworks, in general sense, can be simply replaced by newly manufactured tiles or, at least, all tilework revetments in an individual edifice might not have been produced in an identical workshop. Moreover, WDXRF was used as an accurate and precise method to determine the chemical composition and to support compositional classification in provenance studies and can be considered as a reliable alternative for studying the provenance of archaeological ceramics. Copyright © 2013 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.

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“…Archaeological samples were analyzed to shed light on the provenance of the figurines excavated in Los Rogues islands to interpret migratory pathways in the north of Venezuela 900 to 700 years ago [1]. Concern about the Venezuelan Red Mud and Bottom Oil Ashes (from the Aluminum and Thermoelectric Industries) has increased during the past years being a risk for its toxicity to the environment [2].…”

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