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PIXE, ED‐XRF and optical analysis to authenticate the Garvăn gold monetary treasury
Author(s) -
Mirea D. A.,
Ciulavu F.,
Ilie M. V.,
Iancu D. A.
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
archaeometry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.716
H-Index - 67
eISSN - 1475-4754
pISSN - 0003-813X
DOI - 10.1111/arcm.12620
Subject(s) - treasury , looting , order (exchange) , value (mathematics) , history , business , art , political science , law , finance , computer science , machine learning
Nowadays the forgery of cultural heritage is on the rise, damaging the patrimony and its cultural value. Objects of value may still be unveiled at various construction sites or by other digging actions. Such objects will always raise questions about their authenticity because they were not unveiled by experts. Such findings will need to be analysed in order to establish their authenticity. The present study is aimed at establishing the authenticity of a small monetary treasury unveiled by archaeological looting in Garvăn, Tulcea, Romania. The treasury was later confiscated from the looters by the Romanian authorities, and in order to eliminate questions about the pieces’ authenticity, studies involving characteristic X‐ray emissions and optical microscopy were applied in order to obtain data concerning the treasury's authenticity.