Archaeological Research at the Institute of Nuclear Techniques, Budapest University of Technology and Economics

Scholarly Achievements of a Prosperous Long‐term Collaboration

Bibliographic Data

ID8353772
AuthorsM Balla (Budapest University of Technology and Economics), Jan Gunneweg (Hebrew University of Jerusalem)
Year2007
Volume49
Issue2
Pages373-381
Publication date2007-05-01
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueArchaeometry (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0003-813X • E-ISSN: 1475-4754
PublisherWiley (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1111/j.1475-4754.2007.00307.x
OpenAlexW1982315525
LanguageEN
References cited8

The laboratory is part of a university institute with a nuclear reactor on the premises. NAA of archaeological materials started in the early 1980s, and has found continuous interest since then. Site‐specific characteristics of the NAA procedure are the long irradiation and counting times, due to the relatively low neutron flux, the single comparator method of standardization and the use of reference materials for quality control. The main research interest focuses on provenance studies of potteries; 90% of the analysed samples are ceramic materials. Most of the projects concentrate on the investigation of pottery finds from Roman Pannonia, and from different archaeological sites in Israel. The Qumran pottery project is presented as a typical example

Archaeological science · Archaeology · Library science · Neutron Activation Analysis · Political science · Pottery · Radiochemistry · Standardization · Chemistry · Computer Science · Cultural Heritage Materials Analysis · History · Law · Nuclear Physics and Applications · Radioactive contamination and transfer

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