scholarly journals Natural scientific methods in exploration of reference monuments of the Saka Culture in Kazakh Altai

Author(s):  
Zainolla Samashev ◽  
Aidos Erbulatovich Chotbaev ◽  
Nikolai Sergeevich Kurganov ◽  
Dmitrii Vasil'evich Pankin ◽  
Anastasiya Valer'evna Povolotskaya ◽  
...  

This article explores the ancient gold jewelry with inlay, which were discovered in the process of archeological studies conducted in Summer 2018 of grave complexes located on the Eleke Sazy Plateau, Tarbagatay Ridge in East Kazakhstan Region in the burial of a young man belonging to aristocratic ancestry. It refers to the Saka culture, and dates back to approximately VIII-VII centuries BC. Among the discovered objects were garments embroidered with gold, quiver with arrows, and a bronze dagger in gold scabbard. This work studied the golden scabbard for dagger. The scabbard consists of several parts attached to a wooden base and decorated with granulation and inlay. In many cases, only traces of inlay remain. Some gems changed in color in the process of degradation, and currently look grey. Micro-samples for the research were selected from the crumbling fragments of inlay obtained in the process of restoration of the item. Modern natural scientific methods allow studying the material component of the objects of cultural heritage. The identification procedure is now available even based on the remaining particles with characteristic sizes that do not exceed tens of microns. Within the framework this research, the author examined the possibility of selecting such micro-samples with subsequent identification. Application of the Raman spectroscopic technique allowed examining the selected micro-samples on the next stage. The complementary methods imply Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy for studying organic substances the inlay was attached to.

Author(s):  
Zainolla Samashev ◽  
Aidos Erbulatovich Chotbaev ◽  
Nikolai Sergeevich Kurganov ◽  
Dmitrii Vasil'evich Pankin ◽  
Anastasiya Valer'evna Povolotskaya ◽  
...  

This article examines the ancient gold jewelry with inlay, which were discovered in the process of archeological excavations of grave sites located on the Eleke Sazy Plateau, Tarbagatay Ridge in the East of Kazakhstan in the burial of a notable young man, conducted in summer of 2018. It is attributed to Saka culture, and dates back to approximately VIII – VII centuries BC. Among  the objects, were found garments embroidered with gold, quiver with arrows, and bronze dagger in gold scabbard. This work examines the golden scabbard for the dagger. The scabbard consists of several parts attached to the wooden base and decorated with gold seeds and inlay. The inlay did not survive in many of the discovered items, but the traces of it remain. In the process of degradation, some jewels have changed their color, and currently look grey. Micro-samples for the research were selected from the crumbling fragments of inlay, acquired during restoration of the artifact. Modern natural scientific methods give broader opportunities for studying the material component of the objects of cultural heritage. Determination of composition of the object with most damage substantiates the reconstruction. In some cases, despite severe damage, the identification procedure can be conducted on the basis of the remaining particles, the size of which does not exceed tens of microns. Within the framework this work, the author examined the possibility for selection of such micro-samples with subsequent identification. The use of the Raman spectroscopic technique allows further examination of the selected micro-samples. Complementary methods of research include the Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy for studying the organic substances the inlay was attached to.


Author(s):  
Xuanhe Li ◽  
Liangliang Lin ◽  
Wei-Hung Chiang ◽  
Kuan Chang ◽  
Hujun Xu

Surface enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) is a powerful and sensitive spectroscopic technique that allows for rapid detection of trace-level chemical species in a non-invasive and non-destructive manner. In the present...


RSC Advances ◽  
2015 ◽  
Vol 5 (95) ◽  
pp. 77755-77759 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bo Yang ◽  
Xiaochun Chen ◽  
Renyong Liu ◽  
Bianhua Liu ◽  
Changlong Jiang

A highly sensitive and selective detection of As(iii) was reported by target induced aggregation of nanoparticles enhanced Raman spectroscopic technique.


1995 ◽  
Vol 49 (5) ◽  
pp. 598-604 ◽  
Author(s):  
D. R. Tallant ◽  
I. Auerbach ◽  
K. L. Higgins

A Raman spectroscopic technique has been developed which can measure the maximum temperatures experienced by charring heat-shield materials and determine their post-test compositions (char, pyrolysis zone, and virgin resin). The technique has the capabilities of analyzing circular areas less than 0.1 mm in diameter or rectangles 0.1 mm in width and 2 mm in length. It can provide fine detailed surface and internal mappings and perform the analyses rapidly and conveniently in the laboratory following testing or flight recovery. Representative plots of temperature and composition profiles are provided. The data are compared with computations from the Charring Material Ablation (CMA) code.


2006 ◽  
Vol 37 (10) ◽  
pp. 1125-1130 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. Kamińska ◽  
M. Sawczak ◽  
M. Oujja ◽  
C. Domingo ◽  
M. Castillejo ◽  
...  

2015 ◽  
Vol 3 (18) ◽  
pp. 3677-3680 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hu Yan ◽  
Yi-Fan Hou ◽  
Peng-Fei Niu ◽  
Ke Zhang ◽  
Tatsuya Shoji ◽  
...  

PLGA nanoparticles with bicyclol and Br-NBP were for the first time successfully characterized by a laser trapping/confocal Raman spectroscopic technique only using individual nanoparticles.


2019 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Kamlesh Pandey

To develop the green polymeric membrane electrolyte, e-Polycaprolactone (PCL) was used as a host and the Ionic liquid (IL)(1-Ethyl-3-methylimidazolium tosylate) as a dopant. The IL is a source of mobile charges in the polymer electrolyte system. The composite membrane has been prepared by Hot Press method and then we characterised this membrane for ionic transportation. Formation of nanocomposite system has been ascertained from their XRD pattern. Interaction phenomenon was studied by ATR based FTIR and Laser Raman spectroscopic technique. Variation of conductivity with composition and temperature was studied with the aid of impedance spectroscopy data.


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