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An innovative multi-analytical approach based on spectroscopic and electrochemical techniques to study a complex Roman amphorae collection

Salvador GarriguesGianni GallelloGianni GallelloAgustín PastorClodoaldo RoldánDaniel Navarro-martosMirco RamacciottiEmilia HernandezAntonio Doménech-carbó

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Geochemistry and PetrologyMineralogy020101 civil engineeringGeology02 engineering and technologyPottery021001 nanoscience & nanotechnology0210 nano-technologyInductively coupled plasma mass spectrometryGeology0201 civil engineering

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Abstract An innovative multi-analytical approach for the classification of ancient pottery sherds was tested. Twenty Roman amphorae fragments belonging to different known typologies and twenty-seven unclassified ones from a complex Sagunto Archaeological Museum (Spain) collection were studied by multielement analysis (X-ray fluorescence spectroscopy and inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry), Fourier-transform near infrared spectroscopy and voltammetry of immobilized microparticles employing a minimal amount of sample. Chemometric analysis based on principal component analysis allowed the identification of most of the unclassified samples, proving the importance and reliability of the developed methodological approach for ceramic classification insights.

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.clay.2020.105857