Minerals able to colour in blue (and green in combination with yellow pigments) are limited
in number and geologically. After presenting a short history of the use of cobalt as a …

Hand-held X-ray fluorescence (XRF) instrumentation has become widely used in a broad
range of applications for problem solving. When used for in situ measurements (that is …

The aim of this study is to estimate the uncertainty of a portable X-ray fluorescence (p-XRF)
instrument for the (semi-quantitative) analyses of tiles with underglaze decoration. Before …

Raw materials significantly determine the final composition and properties of a fired ceramic.
Raman analysis which characterizes micro-and nanostructures of (coloured) glazes …

Provenance studies of archaeological ceramics based on their elemental composition
illuminate the production and distribution of pottery vessels and, in the case of transport …

Almost all archaeometric studies on Chinese ceramics are carried out on the excavation
materials. Therefore, a detailed, comparable database that defines different workshops and …

The use of non-destructive portable X-ray Fluorescence (pXRF) analysis for provenance
studies of ceramics requires careful evaluation of the quality of data and selection of reliably …

Early Chinese lead glaze has been recognized as an important artifact due to its multiple
significances in history and science. Some efforts were made to explore its composition and …

Fragments of decorated floor tiles were retrieved from the Akko Tower shipwreck, Israel.
Most tiles were made of bright brown fired clay with a white glaze decorated with colored …

Here we introduce a set of well-characterized historical brick and geological specimens
intended to aid the calibration of portable XRF (pXRF) instruments for archaeological …