The present work describes the methods for detecting and classifying calcite in
archeological ceramics, the forms of calcite and their interpretation in archeometric terms …

This comprehensive review covers the latest published activities using XRF techniques. X-
ray analytical equipment continues to be integrated with X-ray emission/diffraction …

Representative and very uneven texturally bricks having yellow/beige or pale or dark red
colors from the Renaissance walls (16th century) of Padua, Northeast Italy, were studied by …

The present work is focused on the characterization study of ancient pottery shreds
excavated recently from Sembiankandiyur in India. The study is intended to identify the firing …

Micro‐Raman spectroscopy is applied for the study of two classes of ancient ceramic
artefacts showing different features and technological background, ie the fine‐grain Black …

The compositional study of two main types of clayey materials outcropping nearby Padua
(Veneto region, north-eastern Italy) and bricks used in historical constructions of the city is …

The current work deals with specific investigations on the ceramic fragment samples from
the archaeological site of Topolița (Eastern Romania), which is essentially unexplored to …

The aim of this paper is to highlight the importance of raw materials in the production of
ceramic artefacts. A brief but in-depth explanation is provided to emphasise the connections …

Based on a multi-pronged investigation involving a series of analytical techniques (XRD,
FTIR and micro-Raman spectroscopies combined with SEM/EDX and optical microscopies) …

Seventeen ceramics samples (515±95 BP, about 580 years old) and two clay raw materials
from Zamala (Far-northern, Cameroon) were characterized by X-ray diffraction (XRD) …