Proceedings of the 37th International Symposium on Archaeometry, 13th - 16th May 2008, Siena, Italy : Proceedings of the 37th International Symposium on Archaeometry, 13th - 16th May 2008, Siena, Italy

The book contains the Proceedings of the 37th International Symposium on Archaeometry, 12th -16th May 2008, Siena, Italy. The aim of the Symposium is to promote the development and use of scientific techniques in order to extract archaeological and historical information from the cultural heritage and the paleoenvironment. It involves all Natural Sciences and all types of objects and materials related with human activity. Papers deal with the development and/or application of scientific techniques for extracting information related to human activities of the past, including the biological nature of man himself and the environment in which he lived. They are grouped according to the following Symposium Sessions and Sub-sessions: 1. Field Archaeology 2. Archaeo-chronometry 3.Recent Developments in Radiocarbon Dating Human - Environment Interactions (Geoarchaeology, Palaeoclimate studies, Landscape Archaeology, Environmental reconstructions, etc Bioarchaeology 4. Food preparation and consumption in Antiquity 5 .Stone, Plaster and Pigments (Technology and Provenance) 6. Ceramics, Glazes, Glass and Vitreous Materials (Technology and Provenance) 7.Metals and Metallurgical Ceramics (Technology and Provenance) 8.Integrated Site Studies (they should combine: excavation procedure, scientific studies of materials and environment, and archaeological interpretation) 9. Special Theme Session for Siena Micro/nano diagnostic and ancient technology Front Matter....Pages i-xlv Front Matter....Pages 1-1 Late Byzantine-Early Islamic Ceramic Technology, Transjordan....Pages 3-8 Provenance Study of Some Samples of “Compendiario” Majolica Found in Archaeological Excavations Carried Out in the Centre of Amsterdam....Pages 9-15 Archaeometry of Bronze Age and Early Iron Age Italian Vitreous Materials: A Review....Pages 17-23 Chemical, Mineralogical and Textural Characterisation of Early Iron Age Vitreous Materials from the Golasecca Culture (Northern Italy)....Pages 25-32 Mapping Regional Ceramic Fabrics in Sagalassos (SW-Turkey), Dating from 500 BC–700 AD....Pages 33-40 Ethnoarchaeometric Study of the Traditional Cooking Ware Production Centre of Pabillonis (Sardinia): Investigating Raw Materials and Final Products....Pages 41-47 Materials, Technology and Provenance of Ancient Ceiling Tiles from the Ceramic District in Riva San Vitale (Southern Switzerland)....Pages 49-54 An Investigation into the Ceramic Technology of the Two-Colour Tiles of “Prince Noir” Castle (Bordeaux, France, Thirteen to Fourteenth Centuries AD)....Pages 55-60 Ceramic Production and Metal Working at the Trebbio Archaeological Site (Sansepolcro, Arezzo, Italy)....Pages 61-69 Many Potters – One Style: Pottery Production and Distribution in Transitional Late Byzantine–Early Islamic Palaestina Tertia....Pages 71-76 Technological Features of Colonial Glazed Pottery from el Convento de Santo Domingo (Antigua, Guatemala). Similarities and Differences Between Colonial and Spanish pottery....Pages 77-82 Applicability of Prompt Gamma Activation Analysis to Glass Archaeometry....Pages 83-90 Colorants and Their Provenance of a Late Medieval Glass Goblet Found in Eger (Hungary)....Pages 91-97 Gnathia and Red-Figured Pottery from Apulia: The Continuity of a Production Technology....Pages 99-104 North-Western European Forest Glass: Working Towards An Independent Means of Provenance....Pages 105-111 Ceramic Production in the Indigenous Settlement of Entella (Western Sicily) During the Archaic Age....Pages 113-118 Middle Guadiana River Basin (Badajoz, Spain and Alentejo, Portugal) Network Interactions: Insights from the Chemical Analysis of Bell Beaker Pottery and the Lead Isotope Analysis of Copper Items from the Third Millennium BC....Pages 119-125 The Black Gloss Pottery in the Region of Ostia: Archaeology and Archaeometry....Pages 127-131 Recognising Frit: Experiments Reproducing Post-Medieval Plant Ash Glass....Pages 133-138 Archaeometric Investigation of Early Iron Age Glasses from Bologna....Pages 139-144 Front Matter....Pages 1-1 Non Invasive Study of Nineteenth Century Iranian Polychrome Underglaze Painted Tiles by Fibre Optic Visible Reflectance Spectroscopy....Pages 145-151 Neolithic Facies of Stentinello Culture: Analysis and Comparison of Ceramics from Capo Alfiere (Calabria) and Perriere Sottano (Sicily)....Pages 153-158 Preliminary Archaeometric Data on Fineware from the Middle Neolithic Bükk Culture....Pages 159-167 A Study of the Materials Used for the Inscriptions on Ceramic Vessels....Pages 169-175 A Discussion on Raw Materials Used for Ancient Chinese Porcelain....Pages 177-183 Front Matter....Pages 185-185 Palaeolithic Paintings at Riparo Dalmeri, a Northern Italian Rock Shelter: Materials, Technologies, Techniques....Pages 187-192 “Ramses II in Majesty”: A Minero-Petrographic and Provenance Rock Study....Pages 193-198 Using Non-destructive X-Ray Fluorescence Analysis to Investigate the Prehistoric Use and Distribution of Hornfels in Southern Quebec....Pages 199-204 Clinical Test Strips for Rapid Identification of Binder Materials in Rock Paintings....Pages 205-210 Archaeometric Processing of Polished Stone Artefacts from the Ebenhöch Collection (Hungarian National Museum, Budapest, Hungary)....Pages 211-219 The Colour of the Façades in Siena’s Historical Centre: Calcium Oxalate Films on Brickwork of the Fifteenth to Sixteenth Century Palaces....Pages 221-226 Stone Beads from Late Bronze Age and Early Iron Age Settlements from South-Western Portugal: Analyses by X-Ray Diffraction....Pages 227-231 Integrated Research on Sixteenth to Early Nineteenth Century Panel Paintings: Chromatographic and Spectroscopic Characterisation of Paint Layers....Pages 233-238 A Diptich by Marcellus Coffermans Analysed by Portable XRF....Pages 239-245 The Analysis of “San He Tu” from the Haizi and Weizi Emplacements at the Tianjin Dagu Site....Pages 247-254 Neolithic Obsidian Economy Around the Monte Arci Source (Sardinia, Italy): The Importance of Integrated Provenance/Technology Analyses....Pages 255-260 Mineralogical Characterization of the Weathering Crusts Covering the Ancient Wall Paintings of the Festival Temple of Thutmosis III, Karnak Temple Complex, Upper Egypt....Pages 261-266 Scientific Characterization of Roman Age Over-Paintings at Luxor Temple, Upper Egypt: Preliminary Results....Pages 267-272 Gilding Techniques in Mural Paintings: Three Examples from the Romanesque Period in France....Pages 273-278 The Basalts of the Independent State of Samoa....Pages 279-284 Front Matter....Pages 185-185 Petrographic and Geochemical Investigation of Sarmatian Grinding Stones from the Üllő 5 Site, North Hungary....Pages 285-292 Brick-Lime Mortars and Plasters of a Sixteenth Century Ottoman Bath from Budapest, Hungary....Pages 293-298 Manufacturing Analysis and Non Destructive Characterisation of Green Stone Objects from the Tenochtitlan Templo Mayor Museum, Mexico....Pages 299-304 Traces of Ancient Treatments on the Stone Materials of the Main Façade of the Siena Cathedral: Glazings (Calcium Oxalate Films s.s. ) and Other Finishes....Pages 305-310 Investigating Trade and Exchange Patterns in Prehistory: Preliminary Results of the Archaeometric Analyses of Stone Artefacts from Tell Gorzsa (South-East Hungary)....Pages 311-319 Intra-site Obsidian Subsource Patterns at Contraguda, Sardinia (Italy)....Pages 321-328 The Characterisation of Lime Plasters from Lamanai, Belize: A Diachronic Approach to the Study of Architectural Practices....Pages 329-334 Provenance Studies of Midwestern Pipestones Using a Portable Infrared Spectrometer....Pages 335-342 Application of Micro-CT: 3D Reconstruction of Tool Marks on an Ancient Stone Bead and its Implication for Jade Drilling Techniques....Pages 343-347 Non Destructive In Situ Study of Mexican Codices: Methodology and First Results of Materials Analysis for the Colombino and Azoyu Codices....Pages 349-354 MissMarble, an Interdisciplinary Data Base of Marble for Archaeometric, Art History and Restoration Use....Pages 355-361 Front Matter....Pages 363-363 Look Into the Objects: Why? Cultural Heritage Motivations of Neutron-Based Imaging Techniques....Pages 365-370 Nano-Scale Investigation of Some Dichroic/Opalescent Archaeological Materials....Pages 371-375 Sienese “Archaic” Majolica: Characterisation of Enamels and Glazes by Analytical-Transmission Electron Microscopy (AEM–TEM)....Pages 377-381 From Micro- to Nano-Arrangement: Alteration Products in Archaeological Glass from Marine and Land-Based Environments....Pages 383-387 An Investigation of the Sulfur–Iron Chemistry in Timbers of the Sixteenth Century Warship, the Mary Rose , by Synchrotron Micro-X-Ray Spectroscopy....Pages 389-394 The Role of TOF-SIMS in the Characterisation of Inorganic and Organic Components in Paint Samples....Pages 395-401 Front Matter....Pages 403-403 Provenance Study of Wood Found in Archaeological and Architectural Objects....Pages 405-409 Hormone Mass Fingerprinting: Novel Molecular Sex Determination of Ancient Human Skeletal Remains....Pages 411-415 Hair: An Untapped Forensic Resource....Pages 417-420 Front Matter....Pages 403-403 Archaeobotany as an In-Site / Off-Site Tool for Paleoenvironmental Research at Pulo di Molfetta (Puglia, South-Eastern Italy)....Pages 421-426 Analysis of Archaeological Bones for the Purpose of Reconstructing the Paleodiet of Medieval Inhabitants....Pages 427-433 Integrating Stable Isotopes to the Study of the Origin of Management Strategies for Domestic Animals: δ 13 C and δ 18 O Results from Bioapatite Enamel of Cattle from the Tell Halula Site, Syria (7800–7000 BC)....Pages 435-440 Chemical Analysis of Hair Segments and Short-Term Dietary Variation: Results for the Ancient Site of Chongos (Peru)....Pages 441-446 Distinguishing Between Reindeer Antler and Bone Using Raman Spectroscopy....Pages 447-450 Front Matter....Pages 451-451 Fish-Based Subproducts in Late Antiquity. Archaeometric and Archaeological Evidence from the Fish Factories at Traducta (Algeciras, Cádiz, Spain)....Pages 453-458 Chemical Analyses of Floors at San Genesio (San Miniato, Pisa): A Medieval Tavern....Pages 459-464 Food Habits and Social Identity During the Archaic Age: Chemical Analyses of Organic Residues Found on Pottery Vessels from the Messapian Settlement of San Vito dei Normanni (South-Eastern Italy)....Pages 465-471 Finding Food While Protecting Pots: A Non-Destructive Protocol for Absorbed Residue Analysis....Pages 473-477 Front Matter....Pages 479-479 ESR and U/Th Dating Methodologies Applied to Carbonates from Southern Italy....Pages 481-488 The Mezza Spiaggia Tower (Cagliari, Italy): The Dating of Structures by the Metrological–Chronological Analysis of Masonry and the Petro-Geochemical Stratigraphy of Building Materials....Pages 489-494 Preliminary Results of Magnetic Archaeointensity Measurements in Brazil....Pages 495-499 The Dating of a Sixteenth Century Settlement in the Vicinity of Quebec City (Canada) by Means of Elemental Analysis of Glass Beads Through Thermal and Fast Neutron Activation Analyses....Pages 501-508 Faster and More Accurate Processing of Samples for Microtephrochronology....Pages 509-513 Front Matter....Pages 515-515 The Radiocarbon Dating of Mortars from Wielka Waga , The Great Scales Building in The Krakow Market Square....Pages 517-524 Front Matter....Pages 525-525 Combination of Non-Destructive Methods for the Observation of the State of Subsurface Preservation of Ploughed Archaeological Sites: A Case Study from Oppidum Stradonice in Bohemia....Pages 527-532 The Different Possibilities for Collaboration Between Geophysical and Archaeological Methods in the Context of the Research Project “Neglected Archaeology” of the Department of Archaeology of the University of West Bohemia in Pilsen....Pages 533-539 Comparative Archaeometric Analysis by 3D Laser, Short Range Photogrammetry, and Hyperspectral Remote Sensing Applied to the Celtiberian City-State of Segeda....Pages 541-546 Front Matter....Pages 547-547 Shell Mounds in Brazilian Coast: Integrating Archaeological and Environmental Studies....Pages 549-554 Hydraulic Systems in the Po Plain (Northern Italy) During the Bronze Age: Archaeology and Geoarchaeology....Pages 555-560 Front Matter....Pages 547-547 Cultural Landscapes of South-Eastern Rhodope: The Transition from Byzantine to Modern Times....Pages 561-566 Front Matter....Pages 567-567 XRF Analyses of Four Silver Gilded Hellenistic Epaulettes....Pages 569-574 The Use of Industrial Computed Tomography in the Study of Archaeological Finds....Pages 575-578 Arabic Coins as a Silver Source for Slavonic and Scandinavian Jewellers in the Tenth Century AD....Pages 579-584 Neutron-Based Analytical Methods for the Non-Invasive Characterisation of Iron Artefacts....Pages 585-590 Corrosion Studies and Lead Isotope Analyses of Musket Balls from Scottish Battlefield Sites....Pages 591-597 Non-Destructive and Minimally Invasive Analyses of Bronze Seal Boxes from Augusta Raurica by Micro X-Ray Fluorescence Spectrometry, Raman Spectroscopy and FTIR Spectroscopy....Pages 599-604 A Multi-Disciplinary Approach to the Study of An Assemblage of Copper-Based Finds Assigned to the Prehistory and Proto-History of Fucino, Abruzzo, Italy....Pages 605-610 Copper-Based Kettles from Brador: A Contribution to the Study of Eastern Settlements of New France on the Northern Shore of the Estuary of the Saint-Lawrence (Quebec, Canada)....Pages 611-616 On the Gold Adornments from Apahida-Fifth Century AD, Transylvania, Romania....Pages 617-622 Non Destructive In Situ Analysis of Gold and Silver Artifacts from Tomb 7 of Monte Alban, Oaxaca, Mexico....Pages 623-627 “Harvesting” the Ore: The Use of Iron Seepages in the Early Bloomery Furnace in Ireland....Pages 629-635 Analysis of Gold Jewellery by PIXE and SEM–EDS: A Comparison of Ancient and Modern Productions....Pages 637-641 Front Matter....Pages 643-643 Reconstructing the Lost Moregine Site: A VR Based Approach to Simulate and Navigate an Inaccessible Archaeological Excavation....Pages 645-649 The Study of the Fourth Millennium Mud-Bricks at Arslantepe: Malatya (Turkey): Preliminary Results....Pages 651-656 Intra-Site Testing Using Magnetometry and Shovel Test Pits in the Podere Funghi near Poggio Colla (Florence, Italy)....Pages 657-662 The book contains the Proceedings of the 37th International Symposium on Archaeometry, 12th May 2008, Siena, Italy. The aim of the Symposium is to promote the development and use of scientific techniques in order to extract archaeological and historical information from cultural heritage and the paleoenvironment. It involves all Natural Sciences and all types of objects and materials related with human activity. Papers deal with the development and/or application of scientific techniques for extracting information related to human activities of the past, including the biological nature of man himself and the environment in which he lived. Topics include: Field Archaeology and Intergrated Site Studies; Archaeo-chronometry including recent developments in Radiocarbon Dating; Human - Environment Interactions including Geoarchaeology, Palaeoclimate studies, Landscape Archaeology, Environmental reconstructions, etc.; Bioarchaeology; Food preparation and consumption in Antiquity; the Technology and Provenance of Stone, Plaster, Pigments;Ceramics, Glazes, Glass and Vitreous Materials, Metals and Metallurgical Ceramics; and Micro/nano diagnostic techniques. The book contains the Proceedings of the 37th International Symposium on Archaeometry, 12th May 2008, Siena, Italy. The aim of the Symposium is to promote the development and use of scientific techniques in order to extract archaeological and historical information from cultural heritage and the paleoenvironment. It involves all Natural Sciences and all types of objects and materials related with human activity. The papers deal with the development and/or application of scientific techniques for extracting information related to human activities of the past, including the biological nature of