Chemistry is considered as the heart of preservation science. The archaeological objects
are an organic-inorganic system and need comprehensive techniques to investigate the …

The approximation of the raw material source as well as the minimum and maximum firing
temperatures in the pottery production technology can be determined depending on the …

The analyzes carried out in this work aims to contribute to the discussion about the ceramic
objects founded in Monte Castelo's sambaqui located at south-west Amazonia. The first …

Sungai Mas was an ancient port-kingdom located on West Coast of Peninsula Malaysia in a
district of Kota Kuala Muda, Kedah, Malaysia. The port-kingdom evolved as an entrepot …

One hundred twenty four ceramic fragments and six clay samples from the Hatahara
archaeological site in Amazonas state, Brazil, were analyzed using instrumental neutron …

This paper aims at studying the elementary chemical composition of 70 ceramic fragments
from the São Paulo II archaeological site by instrumental neutron activation analysis. The …

The physicochemical investigation of ceramics crafted and managed by ancient humans
allows a better understanding of their social, technological, economical, routine and artistic …

O presente artigo traz uma revisão da principal literatura produzida pelo Grupo de Estudos
Arqueométricos do Instituto de Pesquisas Energéticas e Nucleares, Comissão Nacional de …

Neste projeto foram determinadas as concentrações elementares de Ce, Co, Cr, Cs, Eu, Fe,
Hf, K, La, Lu, Na, Nd, Rb, Sc, Sm, Ta, Tb, Th, U, Yb e Zn por meio da análise por ativação …

Pottery objects are presently more and more used for decoration in homes and hotels. To
assess radiological hazards to potters, 238 U, 232 Th, 222 Rn, and 220 Rn radionuclides …