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Project

Development of methods for chemical isolation and measurement protocols for copper, antimony and titanium isotopic analysis of ancient glass via multi-collector ICP-mass spectrometry
Code
01E05809
Duration
01 October 2009 → 08 August 2010
Funding
Regional and community funding: Special Research Fund, Research Foundation - Flanders (FWO)
Research disciplines
  • Humanities
    • Archaeology of Europe, the Mediterranean and the Levant
    • Development of methods and techniques
  • Natural sciences
    • Analytical separation and detection techniques
    • Instrumental methods
  • Medical and health sciences
    • General diagnostics
Keywords
isotopic analysis glass multi-collector ICP-mass spectrometry provenance determination archeometry
 
Project description

Analytical methodology for (i) the quantitative isolation of the pure analyte (Cu, Sb, Ti) fraction from the concomitant matrix and (ii) gathering isotopic information via multi-collector ICP-mass spectrometry will be developed for provenance determination of the Cu-, Sb- and Ti-based raw materials used in antiquity to (de)colorize glass. Also non-destructive (femtosecond) laser ablation MC-ICP-MS will be deployed for this purpose.