The use of spectroscopic techniques in the analysis and dating of archaeological and cultural artefacts is now well established and the data they produce is invaluable for archaeologists, curators and conservation scientists. This book reviews the applications of various spectroscopic techniques and, in particular, electron spin resonance spectroscopy in evaluating the structure and composition of materials for archaeological and cultural heritage research. Spanning both dating and compositional analysis methods of artefacts and their associated dating layers the book includes contributions from an international pool of researchers and uses case studies to demonstrate the applications of the techniques under discussion.
Author(s): Ashutosh Kumar Shukla
Series: IOP Series in Spectroscopic Methods and Applications
Publisher: IOP Publishing
Year: 2020
Language: English
Pages: 138
City: Bristol
PRELIMS.pdf
Preface
Editor biography
Ashutosh Kumar Shukla
Biographies
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Joseph P Hornak
Shin Toyoda
Verónica Guilarte
Prof. Dr Eman Osman
Liviu C Tugulan
Mihail Secu
Vasile Bercu
Mihalis Cotrubinis
Octavian G Duliu
Contributor List
CH001.pdf
Chapter 1 Spectrometry as a non-destructive technique in identifying cultural archaeological heritage
1.1 Introduction
1.2 Analytical techniques in archaeometry
1.3 Conservation and restoration testing needs
1.4 Non-destructive testing (NDT) classifications
1.5 Mobile instrumentation
1.6 Non-destructive spectroscopic analytical methods in archaeometry
1.6.1 FTIR (Fourier transform-infrared spectroscopy)
1.6.2 Raman spectroscopy
1.6.3 Ground-penetrating radar (GPR)
1.6.4 Electromagnetic radiation in the visible region
1.6.5 Ultraviolet light and fluorescence
1.6.6 Electron spin resonance (ESR)
1.7 Conclusions
References
CH002.pdf
Chapter 2 ESR dating in Archaeology
Definitions
2.1 Introduction
2.2 Principles of ESR dating
2.2.1 Basic principles
2.2.2 ESR age determination
2.3 Potential of ESR dating and comparison with other chronometric dating methods
2.4 Examples of application of ESR dating in archaeology
2.4.1 Tooth enamel
2.4.2 Quartz grains and other silicates
2.4.3 Speleothems
2.4.4 Corals and shells
2.4.5 Bones
2.5 Future scope and key issues
References
CH003.pdf
Chapter 3 The development of low frequency EPR spectroscopy for studying objects with cultural heritage significance
3.1 Background
3.2 Theory
3.2.1 Electron paramagnetic resonance
3.2.2 Ferro/ferrimagnetic materials in LFEPR
3.3 Instrumentation
3.3.1 RF source and bridge
3.3.2 Magnet subsystem
3.3.3 Bo modulation subsystem
3.3.4 Sample probes
3.3.5 MOUSE
3.3.6 Spectrometer control and data acquisition
3.4 Applications
3.4.1 Paintings
3.4.2 Ceramics
3.4.3 Marble
3.5 Future
Acknowledgements
List of symbols
References
CH004.pdf
Chapter 4 Determination by ESR of the temperature of prehistoric lithic heat treatment
4.1 Introduction
4.2 The E1′ center in quartz
4.3 Estimation of the heat treatment in the ‘recent’ past (cases A)
4.4 The cases that the samples are old
4.4.1 The dose response of the E1′ center in quartz
4.4.2 Estimation of the heat treatment of old lithic tools
4.5 Sequence to be introduced into dating protocols
4.6 Summary
References
CH005.pdf
Chapter 5 Concordant ESR and TL depositional age of Romanian Plane loess
5.1 Introduction
5.2 Materials and methods
5.2.1 Sampling and sample preparation
5.2.2 High resolution γ-ray radiometric measurements
5.2.3 60Co gamma ray irradiation
5.2.4 TL measurements
5.2.5 ESR measurements
5.3 Results and discussion
5.4 Conclusions
Acknowledgements
References
