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X-Ray Fluorescence Analysis of a Gold Ibex and other Artifacts from Akrotiri

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X-Ray Fluorescence Analysis of a Gold Ibex and other Artifacts from Akrotiri (EN)
Karydas, A. G.
Zarkadas, Ch.
Pantazis, T.
Nomikos, P.
Thomson, E.
Doumas, C.
Vlachopoulos, A.
Vecoli, C.
Dinsmore, M.
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2019-12-05
In-situ X-ray fluorescence analysis (XRF) of ancient artifacts from the excavation area was performed using a novel X-ray instrumentation, composed of a portable silicon PIN thermoelectrically cooled X-ray detector, a miniature X-ray source, and portable data acquisition devices. The main objective of the analyses in Akrotiri was to explore the potential of the technique to provide answers to a wide range of archaeometric questions regarding the bulk composition of metal alloys, especially of gold, the characterization of corrosion products in bronze artifacts, identification of inorganic elements which are fingerprints of the minerals used in wall-painting pigments, and of the painting materials and techniques used for the decoration of clay vase surfaces. Among the analysed artifacts are a unique gold ibex, a bronze dagger and blade, various pigments from the wall paintings of room 3 in Xeste 3, decoration pigments from rosettes of faience, a bichrome jug, and other clay vases. The results of the in-situ XRF survey, primarily those of the bulk composition and soldering technology of the gold ibex, are discussed and compared with literature. (EN)
Annual Symposium of the Hellenic Nuclear Physics Society
English
Hellenic Nuclear Physics Society (HNPS) (EN)
2654-0088
2654-007X
Annual Symposium of the Hellenic Nuclear Physics Society; Τόμ. 11 (2002): HNPS2000 and HNPS2002 (EL)
HNPS Advances in Nuclear Physics; Vol. 11 (2002): HNPS2000 and HNPS2002 (EN)
Πνευματική ιδιοκτησία (c) 2019 A. G. Karydas, T. Pantazis, C. Doumas, A. Vlachopoulos, P. Nomikos, E. Thomson, C. Vecoli, M. Dinsmore, Ch. Zarkadas (EL)
Hellenic Nuclear Physics Society
Annual Symposium of the Hellenic Nuclear Physics Society
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