by P. C. Gutiérrez Neira, A. Zucchiatti, I. Montero-Ruiz, R. Vilaça, C. Bottaini, M. Gener and A. Climent-Font
Abstract:
The hoards of metallic objects belonging to the Late European Bronze Age can be interpreted differently depending on the type, number and composition of the artefacts. PIXE analysis has been performed in nine items from the Hoard of Freixanda in Portugal comprising four socket axes, a palstave axe, a ring, a chisel, a dagger, and a casting debris. Besides the composition of the main matrix elements, that is Cu and Sn, the amount of trace elements of interest like, As, Pb, Ni, and Ag has been determined using this ion beam technique. The high tin content alloy and the high purity of the metals from the Freixanda hoard are characteristic of the Portuguese and Spanish Late Bronze Age metallurgy, supporting the idea of a regional production.
Reference:
P. C. Gutiérrez Neira, A. Zucchiatti, I. Montero-Ruiz, R. Vilaça, C. Bottaini, M. Gener and A. Climent-Font, “Late Bronze Age hoard studied by PIXE”, Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section B: Beam Interactions with Materials and Atoms, vol. 269, no. 24, pp. 3082–3086.
Bibtex Entry:
@article{gutierrez_neira_late_2011,
series = {Proceedings of the 10th {European} {Conference} on {Accelerators} in {Applied} {Research} and {Technology} ({ECAART10})},
title = {Late {Bronze} {Age} hoard studied by {PIXE}},
volume = {269},
issn = {0168-583X},
url = {http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0168583X1100423X},
doi = {10.1016/j.nimb.2011.04.072},
abstract = {The hoards of metallic objects belonging to the Late European Bronze Age can be interpreted differently depending on the type, number and composition of the artefacts. PIXE analysis has been performed in nine items from the Hoard of Freixanda in Portugal comprising four socket axes, a palstave axe, a ring, a chisel, a dagger, and a casting debris. Besides the composition of the main matrix elements, that is Cu and Sn, the amount of trace elements of interest like, As, Pb, Ni, and Ag has been determined using this ion beam technique. The high tin content alloy and the high purity of the metals from the Freixanda hoard are characteristic of the Portuguese and Spanish Late Bronze Age metallurgy, supporting the idea of a regional production.},
number = {24},
urldate = {2017-10-09},
journal = {Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section B: Beam Interactions with Materials and Atoms},
author = {Gutiérrez Neira, P. C. and Zucchiatti, A. and Montero-Ruiz, I. and Vilaça, R. and Bottaini, C. and Gener, M. and Climent-Font, A.},
month = dec,
year = {2011},
keywords = {Bronzes, Metallurgy, Micro-PIXE},
pages = {3082--3086},
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