The research presented in this paper focused on the preliminary non-destructive analysis of copper alloys, corrosion, and soil components from a Roman archaeological site in Israel. pXRF, XRD, and micromorphological analyses were carried out to gain a better understanding of the corrosion processes affecting the copper alloy artefacts, by characterising the alloy composition, soil environments, and corrosion products. Preliminary results indicate that the artefacts consist of copper-lead-tin alloys, covered by copper hydroxy-chlorides and lead sulphate phases with slight variations in their crystallisation. The multi-analytical approach revealed the presence of quartz, calcite, gypsum and feldspars in the sediments, while thin sections more specifically indicate loess soils with local micro-environments.
Characterisation of Roman copper alloy artefacts and soil from Rakafot 54 (Beer Sheva, Israel) / Peters, M. J. H.; Goren, Y.; Fabian, P.; Mirao, J.; Grassini, S.; Angelini, E.. - ELETTRONICO. - (2019), pp. 395-400. ((Intervento presentato al convegno 2019 IMEKO TC4 International Conference on Metrology for Archaeology and Cultural Heritage, MetroArchaeo 2019 tenutosi a Firenze, Italy nel 4-6 December 2019.
Titolo: | Characterisation of Roman copper alloy artefacts and soil from Rakafot 54 (Beer Sheva, Israel) |
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Data di pubblicazione: | 2019 |
Abstract: | The research presented in this paper focused on the preliminary non-destructive analysis of coppe...r alloys, corrosion, and soil components from a Roman archaeological site in Israel. pXRF, XRD, and micromorphological analyses were carried out to gain a better understanding of the corrosion processes affecting the copper alloy artefacts, by characterising the alloy composition, soil environments, and corrosion products. Preliminary results indicate that the artefacts consist of copper-lead-tin alloys, covered by copper hydroxy-chlorides and lead sulphate phases with slight variations in their crystallisation. The multi-analytical approach revealed the presence of quartz, calcite, gypsum and feldspars in the sediments, while thin sections more specifically indicate loess soils with local micro-environments. |
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