The Oxford Handbook of Archaeological Ceramic Analysis

2016 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Inductively Coupled Plasma ◽  
Building Materials ◽  
Analytical Data ◽  
Theoretical Background ◽  
Ceramic Analysis ◽  
Inductively Coupled ◽  
Practical Guidelines ◽  
Plasma Mass Spectrometry ◽  
Archaeological Ceramic ◽  
Ceramic Manufacture

The Oxford Handbook of Archaeological Ceramic Analysis draws together topics and methodologies essential for the socio-cultural, mineralogical, and geochemical analysis of archaeological ceramic. Ceramic is one of the most complex and ubiquitous archaeomaterials in the archaeological record: it occurs around the world and through time in almost every culture and context, from building materials and technological installations to utilitarian wares and votive figurines. For more than 100 years, archaeologists have used ceramic analysis to answer complex questions about economy, subsistence, technological innovation, social organization, and dating. The volume is structured around the themes “Research design and data analysis,” “Foundational concepts,” “Evaluating ceramic provenance,” “Investigating ceramic manufacture,” “Assessing vessel function,” and “Dating ceramic assemblages.” It provides a common vocabulary and offers practical tools and guidelines for ceramic analysis using techniques and methodologies ranging from network analysis and typology to rehydroxylation dating and inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry. Each chapter provides the theoretical background and practical guidelines, such as cost and destructiveness of analysis, for each technique, as well as detailed case studies illustrating the application and interpretation of analytical data for answering anthropological questions.

Fundamentals of single particle analysis in biomatrices by laser ablation-inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry

2020 ◽  
Vol 35 (4) ◽  
pp. 784-793 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dino Metarapi ◽  
Johannes T. van Elteren
Keyword(s):  
Mass Spectrometry ◽  
Laser Ablation ◽  
Single Particle ◽  
Inductively Coupled Plasma ◽  
Particle Analysis ◽  
Single Particle Analysis ◽  
Inductively Coupled ◽  
Practical Guidelines ◽  
Plasma Mass Spectrometry

This paper, in conjunction with our developed online app, offers fundamental insights and practical guidelines for LA-SP-ICPMS in biomatrices.

scholarly journals Ex novo development of lead glassmaking in early Umayyad Spain

2020 ◽  
Vol 117 (28) ◽  
pp. 16243-16249 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nadine Schibille ◽  
Jorge De Juan Ares ◽  
María Teresa Casal García ◽  
Catherine Guerrot
Keyword(s):  
Inductively Coupled Plasma ◽  
Raw Materials ◽  
Analytical Data ◽  
Eighth Century ◽  
Mass Spectrometry Data ◽  
Lead Glass ◽  
Inductively Coupled ◽  
Plasma Mass Spectrometry ◽  
New Type ◽  
Isotope Analyses

This study investigates glass finds from the Iberian Peninsula as a proxy for identifying the mechanisms underlying technological transformations and innovation in the wake of the Arab conquest in the seventh and eighth centuries CE. High-resolution laser ablation inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry data combined with lead isotope analyses of a precisely dated (mid-eighth century to 818 CE) glass assemblage from the Rabad of Šaqunda in Cordoba, capital of Umayyad Spain, enabled us to trace the origins of an Iberian glassmaking industry and to unambiguously link it to the exploitation of local raw materials. The analytical data reveal increased recycling, some isolated imports of Islamic plant ash glasses from Mesopotamia, and, most notably, the development of a new type of glassmaking technology that resorted to the use of lead slag from silver and lead mining and processing in the region around Cordoba. The production of this type of lead glass from Šaqunda was short-lived and was subsequently refined by introducing additional fluxing agents. The technological innovation of Islamic glassmaking in Spain evidently drew inspiration from adjacent high-temperature technologies. The revival of glass and the development of a local glassmaking tradition was indirectly related to the wider processes of Islamization, such as the introduction of glazed ceramics that are compositionally related to the lead glasses from Šaqunda.

scholarly journals Quantitative Evaluation of 28 Mineral Elements by Inductively Coupled Plasma/Mass Spectrometry and Its Application in Source Identification of Indian Opium

2005 ◽  
Vol 88 (5) ◽  
pp. 1469-1484 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mohanakrishna R Mudiam ◽  
Sanjukta A Kumar ◽  
Sudhershanan Mahadevan ◽  
Priyankar Ghosh ◽  
Rajendra K Sarin ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mass Spectrometry ◽  
Inductively Coupled Plasma ◽  
Analytical Data ◽  
Mineral Elements ◽  
Inductively Coupled ◽  
Icp Ms ◽  
Geographical Regions ◽  
Plasma Mass Spectrometry ◽  
Elemental Data

Abstract An analytical method based on inductively coupled plasma/mass spectrometry (ICP/MS) was developed for the determination of 28 mineral elements (Cr, Mn, Co, Ni, Cu, Zn, Ga, Sr, Cd, Ag, Ba, Pb, Bi Y, La, Ce, Nd, Pr, Sm, Eu, Gd, Tb, Dy, Ho, Er, Tm, Yb, and Lu) in Indian opium samples. The detection limits were found to be in the range of 0.0008–0.45 ng/mL. The recoveries of spiked samples for each element were found to be in the range of 83–106%, with a precision of less than 9%. A total of 124 opium samples from India were analyzed for the distribution pattern of the 28 mineral elements. Quantitative elemental data were subjected to chemometric analysis in order to determine an optimal classifier to evaluate the source of Indian opium. The study indicated that mineral elements might not be the suitable discriminators for the discrimination of licit opium-growing divisions of India. However, the methodology developed and the analytical data on elemental profile may find important forensic application in discriminating Indian opium with that of licit and illicit opium originating from different geographical regions of world.

Ash distribution and metal contents of Lake Illawarra bottom sediments

1994 ◽  
Vol 45 (6) ◽  
pp. 977 ◽  
Author(s):  
BE Chenhall ◽  
GE Batley ◽  
I Yassini ◽  
AM Depers ◽  
BG Jones
Keyword(s):  
Bottom Sediments ◽  
Inductively Coupled Plasma ◽  
Analytical Data ◽  
Industrial Complex ◽  
Near Surface ◽  
Inductively Coupled ◽  
Metal Contents ◽  
Plasma Mass Spectrometry ◽  
Lake Illawarra

The distribution of anthropogenically derived ash and metal contents of Lake Illawarra bottom sediments have shown that elevated concentrations of trace metals, particularly Zn, are linked to ash concentrations. The highest concentrations of total metals (up to 10 times the locally defined background) were recorded from Griffins Bay, adjacent to the Port Kembla industrial complex. Other sites investigated exhibited only slight trace metal enrichment in near-surface sediments, typically 1.4 to 2 times the background. Analytical data from inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (ICPMS) indicate that the ratio of EDTA-extractable ratio:total metal present in the sediment generally decreases in the order Pb, Zn and Cu. Lake sedimentation rates, calculated on the basis of metal and ash depth profiles, were found to lie in the range 6.9 to 16 mm year-1 and represent the most serious long-term environmental problem in the Illawarra region.

scholarly journals Kinetics of the solvent-mediated transformation of hydromagnesite into magnesite at different temperatures

2014 ◽  
Vol 78 (6) ◽  
pp. 1363-1372 ◽  
Author(s):  
F. Di Lorenzo ◽  
R. M. Rodríguez-Galán ◽  
M. Prieto
Keyword(s):  
Inductively Coupled Plasma ◽  
Analytical Data ◽  
X Ray Diffraction ◽  
Inductively Coupled ◽  
Time Graph ◽  
Transformation Time ◽  
Different Temperatures ◽  
Plasma Mass Spectrometry ◽  
Series Of Experiments ◽  
Solvent Mediated Transformation

The process of transforming hydromagnesite to magnesite is analysed in the context of the theory of solvent-mediated transformations. A series of experiments at 120, 150 and 180ºC with different heating times was designed to determine, by powder X-ray diffraction, the amount of magnesite generated as a function of time. The aqueous-phase composition was monitored by inductively coupled plasma-mass spectrometry and carbonate alkalimetry. From the analytical data, the evolution of saturation indexes with respect to both phases was determined using the geochemical codePHREEQC. Finally, two different methods were applied to obtain the activation energy of the process and a TTT (Temperature- Transformation-Time) graph was constructed to define suitable conditions in which to obtain magnesite.

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