Characterisation of a Proto-historic bronze collection by micro-EDXRF

NUCLEAR INSTRUMENTS & METHODS IN PHYSICS RESEARCH SECTION B-BEAM INTERACTIONS WITH MATERIALS AND ATOMS

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Figueiredo, Elio^1,2  Fatima Araujo, M.¹  Silva, Rui J. C.²  Vilaca, Raquel³ 

[1] Univ Tecn Lisboa, Inst Super Tecn, IST ITN, P-2686953 Sacavem, Portugal

[2] Univ Nova Lisboa, Fac Ciencias & Tecnol, Dept Ciencia Mat, CENIMAT I3N, P-2829516 Caparica, Portugal

[3] Univ Coimbra, Fac Letras, Dept Hist Arqueol & Artes, CEAUCP FCT,Inst Arqueol, P-3000395 Coimbra, Portugal

关键词: Archaeometallurgy;    Micro-EDXRF;    Iberian Peninsula;    Late Bronze Age;    Bronze;   

DOI  :  10.1016/j.nimb.2012.11.019

来源: Elsevier

【 摘 要 】

Studies concerning European Proto-historic metallic artefacts can provide important clues about technological transfers during a period of time characterised by diverse cultural interactions. A collection of Proto-historic metallic artefacts from Medronhal (western Iberian Peninsula) composed by rings, bracelets and a fibula related to different cultural affiliations were investigated by micro-EDXRF to provide a major and a minor elemental characterisation. Results show that the Medronhal collection was manufactured in a Cu-Sn alloy (binary bronze) with similar Sn contents among the various types of artefacts and a low impurity pattern. Results of the type and quality of metal were compared to other artefact collections to infer about metallurgical parallels. Strong parallels with indigenous Late Bronze Age Iberian metallurgical productions were found. (c) 2012 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.

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