Standardisation of elemental analytical techniques applied to provenance studies of archaeological ceramics
An inter laboratory calibration studyElectronic supplementary information (ESI) available: five tabular appendices giving element concentrations measured in reference materials. See http://www.rsc.org/suppdata/an/b1/b109603f/
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 23327679 |
|---|---|
| Authors | A Hein (0000-0002-1129-4820, National Centre of Scientific Research "Demokritos", corresponding author), Alexandra Tsolakidou (Universitat de Barcelona), I Iliopoulos (0000-0002-5850-8144, University of Palermo), Hans Mommsen (0000-0003-1535-0612, University of Bonn), J Buxeda I Garrigós (0000-0001-6857-8448, Universitat de Barcelona), G Montana (0000-0002-6459-1925, University of Palermo), Vassilis Kilikoglou (0000-0003-0619-2931, National Centre of Scientific Research "Demokritos") |
| Year | 2002 |
| Volume | 127 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 542-553 |
| Publication date | 2002-04-04 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | The Analyst (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0003-2654 • E-ISSN: 1364-5528 |
| Publisher | Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1039/b109603f |
| PMID | 12022656 |
| OpenAlex | W2122522259 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 63 |
| References cited | 14 |
Chemical analysis is a well-established procedure for the provenancing of archaeological ceramics. Various analytical techniques are routinely used and large amounts of data have been accumulated so far in data banks. However, in order to exchange results obtained by different laboratories, the respective analytical procedures need to be tested in terms of their inter-comparability. In this study, the schemes of analysis used in four laboratories that are involved in archaeological pottery studies on a routine basis were compared. The techniques investigated were neutron activation analysis (NAA), X-ray fluorescence analysis (XRF), inductively coupled plasma optical emission spectrometry (ICP-OES) and inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (ICP-MS). For this comparison series of measurements on different geological standard reference materials (SRM) were carried out and the results were statistically evaluated. An attempt was also made towards the establishment of calibration factors between pairs of analytical setups in order to smooth the systematic differences among the results.
Analytical Chemistry (journal) · Archaeology · Calibration · Chromatography · Geochemistry · Geography · Inductively coupled plasma · Inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry · Mass spectrometry · Neutron · Neutron activation · Neutron Activation Analysis · Physics · Plasma · Pottery · Provenance · Radiochemistry · Statistics · Archaeology and ancient environmental studies · Chemistry · Cultural Heritage Materials Analysis · Environmental Chemistry · Geochemistry and Geologic Mapping · Geology · Mathematics
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| Unique citing works | 63 |
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| Citations per year | 2,74 |
| Citation span | 2003 - 2026 (24) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 61 |