Thermo-FTIR spectroscopy analysis as a method of characterizing ancient ceramic technology

Shoval, S.; Beck, P.

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“…The most prominent band in all spectra of the analyzed objects is the band due to the stretching Si-O mode. The IR studies of many ancient ceramic samples by Shoval [4] and Shoval and Beck [5] have shown that the position of this band is temperature www.interscience.wiley.com/journal/jrs dependent and thus influenced by the firing temperature of the ceramics. Working with different pottery fragments and making simulation experiments by firing the raw clay material on different temperatures, Shoval [4] and Shoval and Beck [5] showed that the maximum of the band due to the stretching Si-O mode in silicates shifts towards higher wavenumbers with increasing firing temperature.…”

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“…The IR studies of many ancient ceramic samples by Shoval [4] and Shoval and Beck [5] have shown that the position of this band is temperature www.interscience.wiley.com/journal/jrs dependent and thus influenced by the firing temperature of the ceramics. Working with different pottery fragments and making simulation experiments by firing the raw clay material on different temperatures, Shoval [4] and Shoval and Beck [5] showed that the maximum of the band due to the stretching Si-O mode in silicates shifts towards higher wavenumbers with increasing firing temperature. The stretching Si-O band in our IR spectra appears in the range 1036-1088 cm −1 (Figs 2 and 3), which according to the study by Shoval and Beck [5] corresponds to the firing temperatures of the pottery between 700 and 900 • C.…”

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“…2), a small variation in the wavenumber of the ν(Si-O) band is observed (from 1036 to 1059 cm −1 ) and this position of the bands indicates a firing temperature between 700 and 800 • C. [4,5] The only exception is sample 22 (marked with asterisk on Fig. 2), with firing temperature estimated between 800 and 900 • C. In the IR spectra of the Ottoman pottery ( Fig.…”

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“…IR spectroscopy provides data for assessing the firing temperature of the ceramics as well as the basic mineralogical composition of the ceramics body, [4,5] while microRaman spectroscopy is used for the study of the glazes [6 -18] as well as to estimate the mineralogical composition of the ceramic body. [3,19] Micro-Raman data provide information on mineralogical phases of the pottery fragments and can be used to assess the technological conditions, such as firing temperature and firing atmosphere, of the pottery production.…”

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Characterization of pottery from Republic of Macedonia II. Raman and infrared analyses of glazed pottery finds from Skopsko Kale

Raškovska

Minčeva-Šukarova

Grupče

et al. 2009

J Raman Spectroscopy

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Byzantine and Ottoman pottery shards from Skopsko Kale, Republic of Macedonia (27 samples) were analyzed by infrared (IR) and micro-Raman spectroscopies. IR spectroscopy provided data for assessing the firing temperature of the ceramic body as well as the basic mineralogical composition, while micro-Raman spectroscopy was used for studying the glazes as well as for estimating the mineralogical composition of the ceramic body. The firing temperature of the Byzantine pottery was more uniform and ranged between 700 and 800 • C. In the case of the Ottoman pottery, a clear distinction between two different firing temperatures in the samples was made, thereby dividing them into two groups (700-800 and 800-900 • C). According to the previously established relationship between glaze composition and Raman parameters, the glazes in all analyzed samples were found to be lead-based, with firing temperature below 700 • C. A total of 25 different mineral phases was identified in the body of the ceramics. Some pigments were also identified in the pottery glazes. Oleic acid (oil) and apatite residues (protein?) were identified in one sample.

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Section: Infrared Analysismentioning

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Section: Infrared Analysismentioning

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Section: Infrared Analysismentioning

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Characterization of pottery from Republic of Macedonia II. Raman and infrared analyses of glazed pottery finds from Skopsko Kale

Raškovska

Minčeva-Šukarova

Grupče

et al. 2009

J Raman Spectroscopy

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“…FTIR samples were prepared using the potassium bromide pellet method (Berna et al 2007) and FTIR spectra were collected in the range of 4000-400 cm −1 . Van der Marel and Beutelspacher (1976) have been adopted as reference for band identification and the results interpreted following the literature on ceramics (Maniatis et al 1982(Maniatis et al , 2002Shoval 1988Shoval , 2003Shoval and Beck 2005;Maritan et al 2006;Berna et al 2007;Papadopoulou and Maniatis 2013).…”

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Reconstructing change in firing technology during the Final Neolithic–Early Bronze Age transition in Phaistos, Crete. Just the tip of the iceberg?

Mentesana

Kilikoglou

Todaro

et al. 2017

Archaeol Anthropol Sci

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Changes in firing practice have been suggested as representing a revolution in ceramic technology at the beginning of the Bronze Age in Crete. The introduction of kiln structures has been held responsible for such a change, perhaps by newcomers to the island, along with other innovative technologies. However, these hypotheses were often based on limited analytical data and mostly on macroscopic examination. This paper re-examines the suggestion of a transformation in firing technology at the beginning of the Bronze Age by presenting analyses of the rich ceramic assemblage from the site of Phaistos in South-Central Crete, which offers a rare, good stratigraphic sequence from the end of the Final Neolithic into the Early Bronze Age. Here, firing technology is reconstructed by macroscopic examination of colour across vessel breaks, by SEM examination and FT-IR analysis. This allows the reconstruction of temperature ranges and firing rates over the phases considered and a re-assessment of changes in firing technology, revealing a more multi-faceted pattern of change. Finally, changes in firing procedure are contextualised in the overall ceramic operational sequence, revealing a complex, stepped picture of change in ceramic production over the transition from the Final Neolithic.

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Infrared reflection spectrometry analysis as a non‐destructive method of characterizing minerals and stone materials in geoarchaeological and archaeometric applications

Ostrooumov

2009

Geoarchaeology

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The purpose of this paper is to show the benefits and applications of using mid and far infrared reflection spectrometry (IRS) in the analysis of archaeological materials. Infrared spectral databases do not yet exist for rocks and principal minerals. In support of IRS techniques, a catalogue and new spectral database have been created with over 500 infrared reflection spectra in mid and far ranges from more than 250 different archaeological minerals and stone materials. The reflection spectrum serves as a "fingerprint" of all these materials. This new, non-destructive method is useful for spectrometric identification and crystal chemical characterization of many rocks and minerals commonly found in archaeological contexts. Three brief examples of IRS analysis of archaeological materials are presented as test cases. It is suggested that IRS could and should become a routine approach in geoarchaeology and archaeometry for identification and provenance studies. © 2009 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. INTRODUCTIONThe purpose of this paper is to show the benefits and applications of using mid and far infrared reflection spectrometry (IRS) in the analysis of archaeological materials. IRS is a non-destructive technique that can provide diagnostic and crystal chemical information on the mineralogical phases of stone artifacts, artworks, and building materials. Since non-destructive methods are preferred in geoarchaeological and archaeometric identification, the IRS method, which utilizes non-contact light beams, is considered to be an appropriate method for this aim. IRS is also useful as an alternative to the more traditional methods of X-ray analysis such as XRD, SEM/EDS, and EPMA.It is well known that a variety of minerals can occur in stone samples from archaeological contexts. Minerals are also found as pigments and fillers in paint films, in soil molded into earthen artifacts and mud brick, as corrosion products on metal surfaces, in stone fabrications such as sculpture and architectural monuments, in cements, in building stones, and in ceramics. In recent years several papers have been published dealing with IRS analysis of various rocks and minerals, but most of these studies were performed on powdered material (Hawthorne, 1988;Salisbury et al., 1992). To my knowledge, only a few studies have been devoted to the study of principal minerals and gemological materials using in situ non-destructive IRS experiments (Ostrooumov, 1982(Ostrooumov, , 2007Vochmentzev & Ostrooumov, 1987;Martin, Merigoux, & Zecchini, 1989;Banerjee & Gaida, 1999;Ostrooumov, Lasnier, & Lefrant, 1995;Ostrooumov et al., 2004Ostrooumov et al., , 2006, and literature dealing with IRS studies of minerals and stone materials found in archaeological objects is even more uncommon.The current study was undertaken to compensate for the absence of published literature relating to the IRS of mineral and stone artifacts. IRS is a non-destructive method, and thus potentially a very important tool for archaeometrists and geoarchaeologists. Existing infrared spectral...

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Thermo-FTIR spectroscopy analysis as a method of characterizing ancient ceramic technology

Cited by 74 publications

References 5 publications

Characterization of pottery from Republic of Macedonia II. Raman and infrared analyses of glazed pottery finds from Skopsko Kale

Characterization of pottery from Republic of Macedonia II. Raman and infrared analyses of glazed pottery finds from Skopsko Kale

Reconstructing change in firing technology during the Final Neolithic–Early Bronze Age transition in Phaistos, Crete. Just the tip of the iceberg?

Infrared reflection spectrometry analysis as a non‐destructive method of characterizing minerals and stone materials in geoarchaeological and archaeometric applications

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