Study of ceramic fragments from Água Limpa (SP) archeological site using a portable EDXRF system

Authors

  • Fábio L. Melquiades Universidade Estadual do Centro-Oeste. Departamento de Física
  • Carlos Roberto Appoloni Universidade Estadual de Londrina. Departamento de Física
  • Taís Pagoto Bélo Universidade de São Paulo. Museu de Arqueologia e Etnologia
  • Márcia Angelina Alves Universidade de São Paulo. Museu de Arqueologia e Etnologia

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.11606/issn.2448-1750.revmae.2010.89944

Keywords:

X-ray Fluorescence, Ceramic, Non-destructive analysis

Abstract

The objective of this paper is to identify the chemical elements present in each fragment and associate it to various factors such as production technology, pigmentation and provenance. Energy Dispersive X-ray Fluorescence (EDXRF) analysis of a representative ensemble of ceramic fragments were performed. The analysis is fast, non-destructive and without sample preparation. Calcium, Ti, Fe, Mn, Zn, Rb and Zr were quantified. It was possible to characterize the ceramic paste composition and the key elements of the raw materials employed for the pigmentation.

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Author Biography

  • Taís Pagoto Bélo, Universidade de São Paulo. Museu de Arqueologia e Etnologia
    Mestre em arqueologia pelo Museu de Arqueologia e Etnologia da Universidade de São Paulo

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Published

2010-12-09

Issue

No. 20 (2010)

Section

Articles

License

Copyright (c) 2010 Fábio L. Melquiades, Carlos Roberto Appoloni, Taís Pagoto Bélo, Márcia Angelina Alves

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This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

How to Cite

MELQUIADES, Fábio L.; APPOLONI, Carlos Roberto; BÉLO, Taís Pagoto; ALVES, Márcia Angelina. Study of ceramic fragments from Água Limpa (SP) archeological site using a portable EDXRF system. Revista do Museu de Arqueologia e Etnologia, São Paulo, Brasil, n. 20, p. 393–401, 2010. DOI: 10.11606/issn.2448-1750.revmae.2010.89944. Disponível em: https://www.journals.usp.br/revmae/article/view/89944.. Acesso em: 18 may. 2024.