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Non-invasive investigation on pigments of the Aeolian Islands Neolithic pottery
Francesco ArmettaDario GiuffridaMaria Clara MartinelliViviana Mollica NardoMaria Luisa SaladinoRosina Celeste Ponteriosubject
Mechanics of MaterialsMechanical EngineeringNeolithic painted potteryNon-invasive measurementsHematiteGeneral Materials ScienceCondensed Matter PhysicsSettore CHIM/12 - Chimica Dell'Ambiente E Dei Beni CulturaliSettore CHIM/02 - Chimica Fisicadescription
The Neolithic painted pottery, spread all over southern Italy, is considered as an important chronological indicator for the development of VI-V millennium BC prehistoric settlements and cultural traditions. The goal of this work is to contribute to the study of this ceramic class through the chemical characterization of some samples coming from the Aeolian Islands. 16 different sherds have been selected and the pigments preserved in their decorations analyzed via non-invasive techniques: Fiber Optical Reflectance Spectroscopy (FORS), X-ray Fluorescence (XRF), Raman Spectroscopy and Infrared Spectroscopy (FT-IR). The different pigments, some of which no longer clearly visible to the naked eye (red ochre and raw umber) were identified, while the FT-IR data provided information about the pottery differentiation.
| year | journal | country | edition | language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-04-01 |