INAA of ancient glass beads from Sungai Mas archaeological site, Bujang Valley, Malaysia
| Autor: | M. S. Elias, Shamsiah Ab Rahman, Kamarul Ariffin Zakaria, Mohd Suhaimi Hamzah, Ab.Khalik Wood |
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| Rok vydání: | 2008 |
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Detection limit
Elemental composition Materials science Opacity Health Toxicology and Mutagenesis Nondestructive analysis Public Health Environmental and Occupational Health Opacifier Bead Pollution Archaeology Analytical Chemistry Nuclear Energy and Engineering visual_art visual_art.visual_art_medium Radiology Nuclear Medicine and imaging Neutron activation analysis Spectroscopy |
| Zdroj: | Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry. 278:271-276 |
| ISSN: | 1588-2780 0236-5731 |
| DOI: | 10.1007/s10967-008-9501-8 |
| Popis: | The multi-elemental content of sixteen glass beads and eight glass samples from archeological site Sg Mas in Bujang Valley (finding from 5 th to 14 th century) were assayed by neutron activation analysis (NAA). Ten beads differed in colour and eight of them were opaque. Contents of twentyfour elements, which might be present in the samples as a flux, stabilizer, colorants or opacifier were examined. The elements Al, Br, Cl, Co, Cr, Fe, Hf, K, Mn, Na, Sc,Th, Zn and Zr were detectable in all samples. On the other hand, concentration of the elements As, Ba, Ca, Cs, Rb, Sb, Ta, Ti, U, and V were below the detection limit in some samples. The concentration of elements found are discussed in terms of color and/or opacity of the glass bead and glass samples. Although the elemental composition does not fully explain the color and opacity of the studied materials, it can still be used as fingerprint of the glass used for the bead making. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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