NINMACH 2013

Session

Scattering Methods II

SC2

11 Sept 2013, 14:40

HS 1 (Physics Department at Technische Universität München)

Conveners

Scattering Methods II

• IOANNIS SIOURIS (Democritus University Thrace)
• Panagiota Manti (Cardiff University, Department of Archaeology and Conservation)

37. Detection of Cu-Sn intermetallic compounds on tinned archaeological bronzes using diffraction methods: an evaluation of XRD and TOF-ND methods

Dr Panagiota Manti (Cardiff University, Department of Archaeology and Conservation)

11/09/2013, 15:00

NINMACH

Oral

This paper reports results of our systematic investigation of detection of tinning on low tin copper alloy using diffraction methods. Many ancient bronzes are likely to have been tinned in antiquity for their protection or aesthetics. Corrosion of low tin bronze can result in grey, tin-rich surfaces that are deceptively similar to tinning, which makes tinning difficult to identify on...

7. The evolution of mineralogical phases during firing of ancient Greek ceramic pots

Dr IOANNIS SIOURIS (Democritus University Thrace), Dr Stefanos. Katsavounis (Democritus Univ. Thrace)

11/09/2013, 14:40

NINMACH

Oral

The preset work is part of a systematic study, using polychromatic and monochromatic neutrons, to characterize pottery, from the ancient Greek provinces of Phillipi, Topiros and Abdera. The aim of this project is to supply data on the constituent minerals, firing and weathering conditions, to both archaeologist and scientists in the field. The experiment was performed in two steps. First, a...