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Ancient pigments: Particularly second century B.C. pigments from Corinth
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In this article, the authors examine research regarding second century B.C. pigments from Corinth and the composition of some of the pigments used by the ancients, and propose a method to identify the most important pigments.Abstract:
Examines research regarding second century B.C. pigments from Corinth and the composition of some of the pigments used by the ancients.read more
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Ceramics for the archaeologist
TL;DR: In this article, the chemical and physical characteristics of prewheel potters are described and analyzed in terms of their properties and properties, and methods of analysis and description of pre-wheel pottery are evaluated.
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Isotope Studies of Ancient Lead
Robert H. Brill,J. M. Wampler +1 more
TL;DR: In this article, it was shown that the relative proportions of lead isotopes vary somewhat among ores occurring in different geographical areas, due to the fact that Pb206, Pb207 and Pb208 are formed as end products of the radioactive decay series of uranium and thorium.
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Mineral pigments at Huaca Tacaynamo (Chan Chan, Peru)
TL;DR: X-ray diffraction analyses of five samples of pigments from a recently excavated mural at the archaeological site of Huaca Tacaynamo, a part of the Chan Chan archaeological complex, northern Peru, show that minerals related to metal occurrences known to have been exploited by ancient Andeans were also used as pigments as mentioned in this paper.
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Neutron activation analysis in archaeological chemistry
TL;DR: There is a long history of the application of chemical analysis to archaeological problems, extending to the last years of the 18th century as discussed by the authors, and the nuclear-age technique of neutron activation analysis, permitting the simultaneous, sensitive, non-destructive estimation of many elements in an archaeological specimen, has found wide application.
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Analysis of Copper-Bearing Rocks and Minerals for Their Metal Content Using Visible Spectroscopy: A First Year Chemistry Laboratory Exploration
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors presented a laboratory exploration for the determination of the mass percent of copper in rock and mineral samples using spreadsheet software, where students were tasked with evaluating the economic viability of a "mining site" using their analysis of the malachite bearing rock samples.