Neutron activation analysis in archaeological chemistry

Harbottle, G.

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“…Useful information can be found in recent International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) reports on the use of neutron generators [114] and databases for prompt-gamma neutron activation analysis. [115] Excellent reviews in recent literature include [116][117][118] on methodology, [119,120] on archeological and cultural heritage research, and [121] on body composition analysis. …”

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Research opportunities with compact accelerator-driven neutron sources

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Since the discovery of the neutron in 1934 neutron beams have been used in a very broad range of applications, As an aging fleet of nuclear reactor sources is retired the use of compact accelerator-driven neutron sources (CANS) are becoming more prevalent. CANS are playing a significant and expanding role in research and development in science and engineering, as well as in education and training. In the realm of multidisciplinary applications, CANS offer opportunities over a wide range of technical utilization, from interrogation of civil structures to medical therapy to cultural heritage study. This paper aims to provide the first comprehensive overview of the history, current status of operation, and ongoing development of CANS worldwide. The basic physics and engineering regarding neutron production by accelerators, target-moderator systems, and beam line instrumentation are introduced, followed by an extensive discussion of various evolving applications currently exploited at CANS.

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“…The field of archaeological chemistry actually dates to the 1700s (for a history, see Harbottle 1990), but Brookhaven's involvement began around Christmas of 1954 with a message from J. R. Oppenheimer, Director of the Institute for Advanced Study at Princeton, to R. W. Dodson, Chairman of the Chemistry Department at Brookhaven. Oppenheimer, in a discussion of the problem of determining the provenance of archaeological ceramics with several archaeologists at the Institute, had suggested the possible use of trace element analysis via neutron activation as a means of characterization, and wished to have Dodson's opinion as to the feasibility.…”

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The History of the Brookhaven National Laboratory Project in Archaeological Chemistry, and Applying Nuclear Methods to the Fine Arts

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This paper traces the events leading up to the formation of a project in 1954, in the Chemistry Department at Brookhaven National Laboratory, dedicated to the application of those new developments that were rapidly transforming postwar nuclear science to the parallel humanistic disciplines of archaeology and the fine arts. The further evolution of this effort involved the enlightened support of the Department of Energy (then AEC and ERDA) coupled with the lively interests of the archaeological, fine-arts and art-historical communities, their professional academics and the many graduate and undergraduate students who participated in the Brookhaven project. But more than new scientific methodologies, concepts and instrumentation were deployed. What developed was a largescale, truly interdisciplinary effort, where scholars of the humanities and sciences worked side by side in a remarkable way, each led by the other, to the mutual benefit and increase of their knowledge and understanding. A paradigm of co-operation between arts and sciences was initiated: this paper presents a record of the process and its outcome, a novel blending of science and humanism that is very much taken for granted by research workers today.

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“…Em 1850, o austríaco Jan Wocel sugeriu que para estabelecer a proveniência dos materiais arqueológicos, seriam viáveis estudos da composição química do material, de modo a obter informações quanto ao seu uso e manufatura (HARBOTTLE, 1990).…”

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Estudos arqueométricos do sítio arquelógico Hatahara

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de toda a sabedoria, o qual me revestiu com paciência, força e capacidade, para que eu pudesse vencer todas as dificuldades e desafios. Ao Prof. Dr. Casimiro Sepúlveda Munita, pela orientação e por ter exercido acompanhamento a este trabalho de pesquisa; pelo incentivo desde minha iniciação científica, e também pela confiança, em mim depositada. Ao Prof. Enéas Furtado de Araújo, pelas agradáveis aulas ministradas no Mackenzie, fazendo com que fosse despertado em mim, o interesse pela Radioquímica.

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Neutron activation analysis in archaeological chemistry

Cited by 7 publications

References 90 publications

Research opportunities with compact accelerator-driven neutron sources

Research opportunities with compact accelerator-driven neutron sources

The History of the Brookhaven National Laboratory Project in Archaeological Chemistry, and Applying Nuclear Methods to the Fine Arts

Estudos arqueométricos do sítio arquelógico Hatahara

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