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Matias Calvo

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Indirect chronology method employing rare earth elements to identify Sagunto Castle mortar construction periods

2017

A novel indirect chronology method has been developed to identify Sagunto Castle construction periods. The method is based on the use of inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (ICP-MS) to determine rare earth elements (REE) and other trace elements in mortars. Additionally, a no destructive geochemical analysis based on X-ray fluorescence (XRF) was employed for major elements determination. Collected chemical data were processed through Principal Component Analysis (PCA) to highlight any differences among the mortars belonging to different buildings and construction periods. The results show that PCA analysis permits to discriminate construction periods according to mortar sample REE …

multivariate statistics060102 archaeologyRare Earth Elements (REE)010401 analytical chemistryRare earthChemical dataMineralogyindirect chronology06 humanities and the artsMortar Rare Earth Elements (REE) ICP-MS multivariate statistics indirect chronology Sagunto Castle.01 natural sciencesSagunto Castle0104 chemical sciencesAnalytical ChemistryMortarStratigraphyPrincipal component analysisICP-MS0601 history and archaeologyMortarInductively coupled plasma mass spectrometrySpectroscopyGeologyChronologyMicrochemical Journal
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Chemical and mineralogical analyses on stones from Sagunto Castle (Spain)

2019

Abstract For the first time, an archaeometric study was carried out on the carbonate rock ashlars of the Sagunto Castle. The studied site is one of the most important and best preserved Spanish archaeological and architectural monuments, characterized by different construction phases from the Roman period to Modern Ages. Forty samples collected from thirteen different structures of Sagunto Castle and two quarries, located in the Sagunto's hill were used for comparative purposes. The samples were analyzed by X-ray diffraction, X-ray fluorescence and inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry to determine their mineralogical and elemental composition. The obtained data show similar chemical…

010506 paleontologyArcheologyElemental composition060102 archaeologyOutcropRemainsBuilding stone06 humanities and the artsMineralogyMiddle ages01 natural sciencesArchaeologyRoman periodBuilding stone; Chemistry; Fortress; Middle ages; Mineralogy; Remains; Roman periodFortressChemistryPeriod (geology)Carbonate rock0601 history and archaeologyarchaeometrics; carbonate rock ashlars; X-ray fluorescence and inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry0105 earth and related environmental sciencesJournal of Archaeological Science: Reports
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