Code
01SB0309
Duration
01 January 2009 → 30 June 2012
Funding
Regional and community funding: Special Research Fund
Promotor
Research disciplines
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Natural sciences
- Instrumental methods
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Humanities and the arts
- Archaeology of Europe, the Mediterranean and the Levant
- Development of methods and techniques
Keywords
isotope ratios
trace elements
rock painting
ceramics
laser ablation
coin
ICP - mass spectrometry
Project description
This project aims at the development of analytical methods, mainly on the basis of laser ablation – ICP-mass spectrometry, for the quasi non-destructive elemental and isotopic analysis of archaeological materials (without preceding digestion). Prehistoric rock paintings, pre-Roman and medieval ceramics and Roman coins, all originating from Spain, serve as target artifacts. The interpretation of the results thus obtained will be carried out in cooperation with archaeologists.