An archaeometric application of SANS to pottery finds

Article type: Research Article

Authors: Botti, A. | Sodo, A. | Ricci, M.A.

Affiliations: Dipartimento di Fisica E. Amaldi, Università degli Studi di Roma Tre, Via della, Vasca Navale 84, Roma IT-00146, Italy | ESRF, Grenoble Cedex 38000, France

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Abstract: Small angle neutron scattering has been employed to extract microscopic parameters of ceramic samples prepared under controlled conditions, in the attempt of establishing a protocol for deriving information on the firing process of pottery finds. This protocol has been applied to a series of samples from the early middle ages coming from the Italian region of Miseno. The variation of the microscopical features observed on these samples could mirror a technological evolution in the period spanning from VI to XII century A.D.

Keywords: Middle-age, SANS, Pottery, Microscopical features

DOI: 10.1080/10238160600672906

Journal: Journal of Neutron Research, vol. 14, no. 1, pp. 3-9, 2006