PIXE characterization of Lebanese excavated amphorae from Jiyeh archeological site

PIXE-RBS analysis on potteries unearthed from Lijiaba Site

“…Because of these archeological hypothesis, an accurate method for determining the elemental concentration was needed, so a combined PIXE [7] and RBS [8] analysis was employed in this paper, As a non-destructive and fast method, Ion Beam Analysis (IBA), especially PIXE, is the most suitable technique to analyze samples of art and archaeology [6,[9][10][11][12][13]. In general, a simultaneous PIXE and RBS analysis could complement each other in many aspects.…”

Application of PIXE for the determination of transition elements in the grouping study of archaeological clay potteries

“…The trace elements are important and have been proven to be the accurate finger prints in identification studies for distinguishing the samples collected from the same or different sites . In our previous work, key elements such as Al, Sc Ti, Mn, Fe, V, Cr, Ni, Cu, Zn, Sr, Y, Zr, and Nb have been used for the classification of artifacts . Alkali and alkaline earth metals composition might have been changed from the original recipe during the pottery preparation process and burial time due to high temperature and striking effects/leaching.…”

“…In archaeological studies, non‐destructive analytical techniques including instrumental neutron activation analysis (INAA), particle‐induced X‐ray emission PIXE, and X‐ray fluorescence (XRF) have been frequently applied for trace elemental determination in solid samples. INAA is one of the well‐known analytical techniques for simultaneous multielement determination at major to trace concentration in diverse matrices.…”

“…PIXE is a surface‐sensitive on‐line analytical technique that is capable of determining multi‐elements non‐destructively and can be used to determine major trace elemental concentrations . PIXE is suitable for the determination of the primary composition and trace elemental pattern of clay artifacts . The method has been also applied frequently in the non‐destructive analysis of coins, paintings, and pigments .…”

Application of radioisotope XRF and thermoluminescence (TL) dating in investigation of pottery from Tell AL-Kasra archaeological site, Syria

“…A lot of analytical methods are widely applied nowadays for classifying the origin of archaeological pottery based on their chemical composition, among them particle induced X-ray emission (PIXE) and X-ray fluorescence analysis (Bakraji et al, 2011;Centeno et al, 2012;Roumie et al, 2010;Padilla et al, 2006;Attaelmanan and Mouton, 2014) and neutron activation analysis (NAA) (Sayre Edwared and Dodson, 1957;Bakraji, 2005;Dasari et al, 2013;Vaughn et al, 2006), as these methods permit the determination of multi-elements simultaneously with high sensitivity, accuracy and precision. The statistical treatment of the elemental concentration helps to determine similarities and correlations between the analyzed pottery fragments, and then classify the pottery sherds into groups.…”