ISSN:0003-813X    

DOI:10.1111/j.1475-4754.1992.tb00470.x

出版商:Blackwell Publishing Ltd    

年代:1992

数据来源: WILEY

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The Canadian Palaipaphos Survey Project in the Paphos district of south‐western Cyprus investigated extensive areas of the Esouzas, Xero, and Dhiarizos River valleys, locating hundreds of archaeological sites spanning the nine millennia from the aceramic Neolithic period to the recent era (Ruppet al.s1984 and 1986). Antigorite artefacts were recovered from Neolithic, Chalcolithic and Bronze Age settlements. A number of geological sources have been proposed for the material from which these artefacts were manufactured. The results of neutron activation analyses of archaeological and geological specimens suggest that the Troodos ophiolite/Kouris River secondary deposits were the primary source of antigorite for the prehistoric populations of the study area. Extreme care must be taken when analysing antigorite samples to avoid material with grey‐black magnetite‐rich inclusions. since these have radically different trace element chemistries from the pure antig

ISSN:0003-813X    

DOI:10.1111/j.1475-4754.1992.tb00471.x

出版商:Blackwell Publishing Ltd    

年代:1992

数据来源: WILEY

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A system of nomenclature for the consistent description of archaeological artefacts made from quartz has been developed, based upon published mineralogical texts. The system has been found to be useful in the description of cylinder seals from Western Asia and the results obtained suggest that the provision of consistent identifications may be valuable in tracing the evolution of material usage over time.

ISSN:0003-813X    

DOI:10.1111/j.1475-4754.1992.tb00472.x

出版商:Blackwell Publishing Ltd    

年代:1992

数据来源: WILEY

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Enrichment diagrams for trace elements have been proposed as a useful and straightforward procedure to identify ores and stones. The identification of the diverse stone of the exterior of the Cathedral of Seville has been achieved by this means. Fourteen trace elements have been analysed, from both quarry and building material samples, using atomic absorption and flame emission spectrometry in order to apply enrichment diagrams for identification purposes.

ISSN:0003-813X    

DOI:10.1111/j.1475-4754.1992.tb00473.x

出版商:Blackwell Publishing Ltd    

年代:1992

数据来源: WILEY

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A Late Bronze Age Mycenaean pictorial krater, decorated with a chariot procession, from tomb 387 at Tel Dan, Israel, was examined by instrumental neutron activation analysis. The origin of the krater is placed in the Argolid, very likely in the region of Mycenae or Berbati.

ISSN:0003-813X    

DOI:10.1111/j.1475-4754.1992.tb00474.x

出版商:Blackwell Publishing Ltd    

年代:1992

数据来源: WILEY

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A radioisotope induced X‐ray fluorescence method was used to measure trace elements in Ming porcelain. Thirty pieces of blue‐and‐white Chinese porcelain, belonging to the Ch'eng Hua reign (AD 1465‐87) and rescued from a shipwreck, were analysed along with two fake reproductions. The measurement system consisted of an Si(Li) detector, a109Cd annular source and a personal computer with a non‐linear fitting least‐square program. The relative intensity ratios of manganese, cobalt, rubidium, strontium, zirconium, and niobium were determined. Rb/Sr and Mn/Co ratios between two to five and two to four respectively correspond to antiqu

ISSN:0003-813X    

DOI:10.1111/j.1475-4754.1992.tb00475.x

出版商:Blackwell Publishing Ltd    

年代:1992

数据来源: WILEY

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When in the seventeenth and eighteenth century Chinese red ware from Yixing was imported into Europe, imitations of that ware, some of them delusively similar to the originals, were made in the Netherlands, Saxony, and England. With non‐destructive energy dispersive X‐ray fluorescence analysis (ED‐XFA) the Chinese and different European red wares can be easily separated by comparing the patterns of their calcium oxide, manganese oxide, and lead contents. They also have density characteristics of thei

ISSN:0003-813X    

DOI:10.1111/j.1475-4754.1992.tb00476.x

出版商:Blackwell Publishing Ltd    

年代:1992

数据来源: WILEY

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Glass finds from the first Bulgarian capital, Pliska, have been analysed by instrumental neutron activation analysis. The analytical data, together with previous results from analysis of glass samples from the second Bulgarian capital, Preslav, were subjected to cluster and discriminant analysis. The local origin of part of the analysed samples was proven and some conclusions about the technology of production were possible.

ISSN:0003-813X    

DOI:10.1111/j.1475-4754.1992.tb00477.x

出版商:Blackwell Publishing Ltd    

年代:1992

数据来源: WILEY

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An interdisciplinary case study of the role of technology in ancient society is presented here based on a single copper object from the beginning of metallurgy in Israel during the late fifth to fourth millennium BC. This research is based on a combination of typological, chronological and technological analyses. The mace head is made of copper alloyed with arsenic and antitmony, cast in a ‘lost wax’ technique over a stone core. The metallurgical, metallographic and petrographic analyses not only help reconstruct the production technology but also shed light on fundamental questions concerning the origin, ore selection and function of this sophisticated type of metal production in prehistoric soci

ISSN:0003-813X    

DOI:10.1111/j.1475-4754.1992.tb00478.x

出版商:Blackwell Publishing Ltd    

年代:1992

数据来源: WILEY

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Several hundred new stable lead isotope ratio determinations of ore and slag specimens from ancient mining sites throughout Anatolia and of samples of artefacts of the Chalcolithic, Bronze Age and Early Iron Age from museum collections in Turkey and the United States have been combined with the accumulated published isotope determinations of such specimens from throughout the eastern Mediterranean and Aegean regions to form a data base of nearly 1000 analyses. It is the purpose of this paper to evaluate the practical effectiveness of using this now extensive data base to discriminate between the many sources of metals throughout this region and to propose methods to enhance this discrimination. By using the full three‐dimensional isotopic data in multivariate statistical treatments and by separating isotopically resolvable source groups within some of the source areas and isolating statistically outlying specimens from them, it has been possible to characterize some ore sources more precisely and compactly and thereby achieve better resolution between ore sources. It has also been possible to isolate isotopically compatible artefact groups which possibly relate to ore sources that, as yet, have not been well defined by isotopic analysi

ISSN:0003-813X    

DOI:10.1111/j.1475-4754.1992.tb00479.x

出版商:Blackwell Publishing Ltd    

年代:1992

数据来源: WILEY