In recent decades, direct solid sample analysis has been reported in the literature as an
alternative to traditional methods of sample preparation, becoming well established in the …

The provenance study of archaeological materials is an important step in understanding the
cultural and economic life of ancient human communities. One of the most popular …

Selected four gilt-bronze statuettes have been studied after excavation from the burial
environment. Soil deposits and corrosion forms were observed on the surface disfiguring the …

The utilization of locally available concrete waste for producing recycled concrete
aggregates is recognized as one of the most sustainable ways of satisfying the growing …

In ancient times, the ceramic production process was state-of-the-art technology. The study
of ancient ceramics is of profound significance in exploring the development and history of …

The article presents the first research on the elemental diversity of the prehistoric pottery
obtained from the European Postglacial Plain, performed on a large scale (over 500 …

Four gold coins minted in the V century have been studied with non-destructive synchrotron
radiation techniques, namely X-Ray Fluorescence (XRF) and X-ray Absorption Near Edge …

This article presents the first results for elemental composition of 193 fragments ceramic from
four sites located in Ventarrón-Collud archaeological complex, Peru. The results from …

This paper discusses results obtained from in situ analysis of the tesserae of the Roman
mosaic of Los Amores (Cástulo site, Linares, Spain) dating back to the turn of the 1st to the …

The mineralogy of the raw materials and of the fired ceramics used in the production of
artificial stone and the species that are formed form their fusion at high temperatures in the …