Characterisation of Late Bronze Age large size shield nails by EDXRF, micro-EDXRF and X-ray digital radiography

E. Figueiredo; M. F. Araújo; R. J. C. Silva; J. C. Senna-Martinez; J. L. Inês Vaz

doi:10.1016/j.apradiso.2011.04.027

Characterisation of Late Bronze Age large size shield nails by EDXRF, micro-EDXRF and X-ray digital radiography

E. Figueiredo^*, M. F. Araújo, R. J. C. Silva, J. C. Senna-Martinez, J. L. Inês Vaz

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Abstract

In the present study six exceptional large size metallic nails, a dagger and a sickle from the Late Bronze Age archaeological site of Figueiredo das Donas (Central Portugal) have been analysed by EDXRF, micro-EDXRF and X-ray digital radiography for the study of material composition and technology of fabrication. The combination of these analytical and examination techniques showed that all artefacts are made of bronze with As, Sb and Pb impurities, and that the nails were most likely manufactured using the casting-on technique. These results reinforce the use of binary bronze by Late Bronze Age in the region, and the incorporation of new fabrication technologies that resulted from ancient spheres of interaction.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	1205-1211
Number of pages	7
Journal	Applied Radiation and Isotopes
Volume	69
Issue number	9
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apradiso.2011.04.027
Publication status	Published - Sept 2011

Keywords

Archaeometallurgy
EDXRF
Late Bronze Age
Non-destructive analyses
X-ray digital radiography

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