Multiple Microanalyses of a Sample from the Vinland Map
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 8353124 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Dorte Vestergaard Poulsen Sommer (0000-0002-0233-355X, Copenhagen Business School, corresponding author), Kathleen Mühlen Axelsson (Copenhagen Business School), M J Collins (0000-0003-4226-5501, Department of Archaelogy University of York New York UK), Sarah Fiddyment (0000-0002-8991-2318, Department of Archaeology), J Bredal‐Jørgensen (School of Conservation Copenhagen K Denmark), Jørn Bredal-Jørgensen (Copenhagen Business School), K P Simonsen (School of Conservation Copenhagen K Denmark), Ким Симонсен (0000-0002-3171-5338, Copenhagen Business School), Clara Bratt Lauridsen (0000-0002-8009-7644, Copenhagen Business School), René Larsen (Copenhagen Business School) |
| Year | 2017 |
| Volume | 59 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 287-301 |
| Publication date | 2017-04-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Archaeometry (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0003-813X • E-ISSN: 1475-4754 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1111/arcm.12249 |
| OpenAlex | W2464616734 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 31 |
A sample of the Vinland Map remaining from the radiocarbon dating was analysed with the purpose of identifying the post‐1950 contaminant and establishing other evidence on the material composition, identity and condition. The analyses revealed that the parchment originates from a bovid and contains hair remnants. The fibre structure was in poor condition, with fragmented collagen fibres and a low hydrothermal stability. Greenish and reddish particles were observed on the parchment. The greenish particles were identified as basic copper(II) chloride, most probably atacamite, and the reddish particles as rust; that is, various iron(III) oxides. The extracted modern contaminant was identified as being naturally produced glycerol monostearate
Archaeology · Copper · Geography · Hydrothermal circulation · Metallurgy · Mineralogy · Parchment · Archaeology and ancient environmental studies · Chemistry · Cultural Heritage Materials Analysis · Geology · Materials Science · Metallurgy and Cultural Artifacts · Paleontology
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The Vinland Map
Analysing the Vinland Map
Dimensional studies of specific microscopic fibre structures in deteriorated parchment before and during shrinkage
The Vinland Map Controversy and the Discovery of a Second Version of The Tartar Relation
The Vinland Map Controversy and the Discovery of a Second Version of The Tartar Relation
Determination of the Radiocarbon Age of Parchment of the Vinland Map
Chemical Alteration and Use of Beeswax Through Time
The Scientific Examination of the Vinland Map at the Research Laboratory of the British Museum
The Vinland Map Ink
The Vinland Map and the Tartar Relation
| Citation velocity | historical |
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| Highly cited | No |