Rogante, M. and De Marinis, G. and Kasztovszky, Z. and Milazzo, F. (2007) Comparative analysis of Iron Age bronze archaeological objects from a Picenum necropolis of Centre Italy with Prompt Gamma Activation Analysis. Il nuovo cimento C, 30 (1). pp. 113-122. ISSN 1826-9885
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Abstract
An archaeological area from the 8th and 7th centuries B.C. has been recently discovered during a rescue excavation near Matelica site (Marche Region, Italy) in the period 1994-2005. Out of the treasures found in the graves, 18 bronze objects have been chosen for Prompt Gamma Activation Analysis (PGAA) at the Budapest Research Reactor (BRR), selected from the 7th century B.C. archaeological founds of Matelica and Fabriano sites. Various investigations, already performed in the same field, have confirmed the applicability of the considered technique and the feasibility of the proposed experiment. Besides determining the major components of the analyzed fragments, some trace elements, such as Sb, As and Ag, have also been identified. The compositions of the different samples have been also compared, in order to gain information regarding possible workshops and provenance. The comparative analysis will be useful, moreover, to establish an eventual classification according to the chemical composition. The obtained results are complementary to those already achieved for the considered objects, including atomic absorption, atomic emission and neutron diffraction.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Additional Information: | Paper presented at the Workshop “RICH—Research Infrastructures for Cultural Heritage”, Trieste, December 12-13, 2005. |
| Uncontrolled Keywords: | Neutron sources ; Interactions of atoms and molecules with surfaces; photon and electron emission; neutralization of ions |
| Subjects: | 500 Scienze naturali e Matematica > 530 Fisica |
| Depositing User: | Marina Spanti |
| Date Deposited: | 20 Mar 2020 15:49 |
| Last Modified: | 20 Mar 2020 15:49 |
| URI: | http://eprints.bice.rm.cnr.it/id/eprint/16193 |
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