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CHARACTERIZATION OF SAMIAN WARE SHERDS BY MEANS OF NEUTRON ACTIVATION ANALYSIS
Author(s) -
BANTERLA G.,
STENICO A.,
TERRANI M.,
VILLANI S.
Publication year - 1973
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/j.1475-4754.1973.tb00091.x
Subject(s) - neutron activation analysis , characterization (materials science) , nuclide , gamma spectroscopy , neutron , archaeology , materials science , geology , radiochemistry , spectroscopy , chemistry , nuclear physics , geography , physics , nanotechnology , quantum mechanics
Neutron activation analysis has been employed for the characterization of Samian ware sherds. The analysed samples were classified in ten groups, seven of which belonged to the Arretine production, according to archaeological evidence. By means of high resolution gamma‐ray spectroscopy, 22 elements have been identified and analysed. Compositional characterization was looked for by taking counting rate ratios of different nuclides in the samples. The compositional pattern of the sherds was found to be fairly uniform both for each pot and for each group so that, at least in the examined cases, it can be assumed to be characteristic of a given workshop.