TY - JOUR
T1 - Analyses of gold artifacts from Slovenia
AU - Smit, Z.
AU - Budnar, M.
AU - Pelicon, P.
AU - Zorko, B.
AU - Knific, T.
AU - Istenic, J.
AU - Trampuz-Orel, N.
AU - Demortier, Guy
PY - 2000
Y1 - 2000
N2 - The method of particle-induced X-ray emission (PIXE) was used for the study of two gold archaeological finds: a Norico–Pannonian brooch, presumably a votive item, and a pair of earrings and a ring from a Slavic female grave. The analysis was performed by an external proton millibeam and aimed to identify the manufacturing techniques. The brooch, including the spring, was made of a rather pure 98% gold. This may indicate that the brooch was produced for votive purposes, as a more flexible spring would suit an object to be worn. The Slavic ring was made of a different alloy than the earrings; moreover, its inhomogeneous alloy reveals the exploitation of local gold sources.
AB - The method of particle-induced X-ray emission (PIXE) was used for the study of two gold archaeological finds: a Norico–Pannonian brooch, presumably a votive item, and a pair of earrings and a ring from a Slavic female grave. The analysis was performed by an external proton millibeam and aimed to identify the manufacturing techniques. The brooch, including the spring, was made of a rather pure 98% gold. This may indicate that the brooch was produced for votive purposes, as a more flexible spring would suit an object to be worn. The Slavic ring was made of a different alloy than the earrings; moreover, its inhomogeneous alloy reveals the exploitation of local gold sources.
U2 - 10.1016/S0168-583X(99)00968-4
DO - 10.1016/S0168-583X(99)00968-4
M3 - Article
SN - 0168-583X
VL - 161-163
SP - 753
EP - 757
JO - Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research, Section B: Beam Interactions with Materials and Atoms
JF - Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research, Section B: Beam Interactions with Materials and Atoms
ER -