Sasanian glass from Veh Ardašīr investigated by strontium and neodymium isotopic analysis

Ganio, Monica; Gulmini, Monica; Latruwe, Kris; Vanhaecke, Frank; Degryse, Patrick

doi:10.1016/j.jas.2013.06.018

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“…The neodymium in glass and glaze is likely to have originated from the heavy mineral content of the silica source used for making glass. Since the early days of applying Sr-Nd isotopic analysis to ancient glass, it has been developed as a very promising method for provenance studies (Henderson et al 2010;Ganio et al 2013;Degryse 2015;Henderson et al 2020). A big data base is crucial for any method to work, especially isotopic provenance.…”

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Isotopic investigations of Chinese ceramics

Henderson

Cui

et al. 2020

Archaeol Anthropol Sci

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This chapter provides insights into Chinese ceramic technologies of both bodies and glazes as well as provenance by using isotopes applied to a number of case studies. The use of Sr isotopes to investigate Chinese high-fired Celadon wares and blueand-white Jingdezhen porcelain (Jiangxi province) has revealed a clear distinction associated with the fluxes used in the glazes: plant ash in celadons and limestone in Jingdezhen glazes, something that is not clear from major element analysis. Furthermore, the technique is able to suggest by implication the nature of the silica source used in the glazes-normally weathered granitic rocks or metamorphic rocks (porcelain stone) which also contains Sr. This leads to an isotopic mixing line of the 2 Sr-rich components and is proof that 2 Sr-rich components were mixed in the manufacture of limestone glaze. This is not the case for plant ash glazes. Eventually, the technique may be used in provenance studies. Like Sr isotope analysis, lead isotope analysis relies on there being a lack of or a minimal change in the isotope ratios when the raw materials are heated. Lead isotope analysis links the use of lead in glazes to the original metal ore and if a kiln uses a distinctive lead source in its glazes, it can provide a provenance for the pottery. This has been very successful in distinguishing Chinese Tang sancai wares made in the Huangye, Huangbao, Liquanfang and Qionglai kilns.

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Isotopic investigations of Chinese ceramics

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Cui

et al. 2020

Archaeol Anthropol Sci

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“…food authentication, has proven successful for several different botanical materials and products (see Coelho et al 15 for a review), including the use of stable isotopes to investigate the provenance of modern cotton 16 . Archaeological studies are less numerous, but include the study of glass (made of plant ash and sand) 17,18 , cereals 19 and grape seeds 20 . Radiogenic strontium analysis of ancient textiles has proven to be a successful tool for determining provenance [21][22][23][24][25][26][27][28][29] .…”

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Strontium isotope evidence for a trade network between southeastern Arabia and India during Antiquity

Ryan

Dabrowski

Dapoigny

et al. 2021

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Cotton (Gossypium sp.), a plant of tropical and sub-tropical origin, appeared at several sites on the Arabian Peninsula at the end of the 1st mill. BCE-beginning of the 1st mill. CE. Its spread into this non-native, arid environment is emblematic of the trade dynamics that took place at this pivotal point in human history. Due to its geographical location, the Arabian Peninsula is connected to both the Indian and African trading spheres, making it complex to reconstruct the trans-continental trajectories of plant diffusion into and across Arabia in Antiquity. Key questions remain pertaining to: (1) provenance, i.e. are plant remains of local or imported origin and (2) the precise timing of cotton arrival and spread. The ancient site of Mleiha, located in modern-day United Arab Emirates, is a rare and significant case where rich archaeobotanical remains dating to the Late Pre-Islamic period (2nd–3rd c. CE), including cotton seeds and fabrics, have been preserved in a burned-down fortified building. To better understand the initial trade and/or production of cotton in this region, strontium isotopes of leached, charred cotton remains are used as a powerful tracer and the results indicate that the earliest cotton finds did not originate from the Oman Peninsula, but were more likely sourced from further afield, with the north-western coast of India being an isotopically compatible provenance. Identifying the presence of such imported cotton textiles and seeds in southeastern Arabia is significant as it is representative of the early diffusion of the crop in the region, later to be grown extensively in local oases.

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“…[109][110][111] Due to its affinity to silicate phases, the Nd isotope system has been applied in addition to the Sr isotope system in provenance studies of glass. 59,108,[112][113][114][115][116] 147 Sm decays to 143 Nd while emitting an alpha particle with a half-life of 1.06 Â 10 11 years. 117 Besides using this decay system for dating purposes, it can be used as a natural tracer since the isotopic composition of Nd as measured today is time-integrated results of Sm/Nd ratio in a specic environment.…”

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