Late Bronze Age hoard studied by PIXE

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

卷:269

Article; Proceedings Paper

Gutierrez Neira, P. C.¹  Zucchiatti, A.¹  Montero-Ruiz, I.²  Vilaca, R.³  Bottaini, C.³  Gener, M.²  Climent-Font, A.^1,4 

[1] Univ Autonoma Madrid, CMAM, E-28049 Madrid, Spain

[2] CCHS CSIC, E-28037 Madrid, Spain

[3] Univ Coimbra, P-3000447 Coimbra, Portugal

[4] Univ Autonoma Madrid, Dept Appl Phys, E-28049 Madrid, Spain

关键词: Micro-PIXE;    Metallurgy;    Bronzes;   

DOI  :  10.1016/j.nimb.2011.04.072

来源: Elsevier

【 摘 要 】

The hoards of metallic objects belonging to the Late European Bronze Age can be interpreted differently depending on the type, number and composition of the artefacts. PIXE analysis has been performed in nine items from the Hoard of Freixanda in Portugal comprising four socket axes, a palstave axe, a ring, a chisel, a dagger, and a casting debris. Besides the composition of the main matrix elements, that is Cu and Sn, the amount of trace elements of interest like, As, Pb, Ni, and Ag has been determined using this ion beam technique. The high tin content alloy and the high purity of the metals from the Freixanda hoard are characteristic of the Portuguese and Spanish Late Bronze Age metallurgy, supporting the idea of a regional production. (C) 2011 Published by Elsevier B.V.

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