Lithuanian Journal of Physics article / Lietuvos fizikos žurnalo straipsnis

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Open access article / Atviros prieigos straipsnis

Lith. J. Phys. 46, 383–388 (2006)

SEM AND EDX CHARACTERIZATION OF ANCIENT POTTERY
A. Krapukaitytė^a, I. Pakutinskienė^a, S. Tautkus^a, and A. Kareiva^b
^aDepartment of Analytical and Environmental Chemistry, Vilnius University, Naugarduko 24, LT-03225 Vilnius, Lithuania
^bDepartment of General and Inorganic Chemistry, Vilnius University, Naugarduko 24, LT-03225 Vilnius, Lithuania
E-mail: aivaras.kareiva@chf.vu.lt

Received 18 May 2006

The potentialities of scanning electron microscopy (SEM) along with energy dispersive X-ray (EDX) analysis in assessing the chemical and mineralogical composition of ancient pottery are investigated. The results of SEM and EDX analytical characterization of the Bronze Age pottery from different regions of Lithuania are presented. Six samples of historical ancient pottery from five different archaeological complexes (villages Stanaičiai, Turlojiškės, Žvainiai, Nikėlai, and Jurgaičiai) were analysed. It was concluded that investigated pottery samples from different districts of Lithuania showed different chemical and phase compositions, possibly due to the different fabrication conditions.

Keywords: Bronze Age, Lithuania, ancient pottery, archaeological ceramics, microstructural, morphology, and elemental composition
PACS: 82.80.-d, 91.60.Ed

SENOVINĖS KERAMIKOS APIBŪDINIMAS SEM IR EDX METODAIS
A. Krapukaitytė, I. Pakutinskienė, S. Tautkus, A. Kareiva
Vilniaus universitetas, Vilnius, Lietuva

Skleidžiamosios elektroninės mikroskopijos (SEM) ir rentgeno spindulių dispersinės analizės (EDX) metodais buvo apibūdinti senovinės archeologinės keramikos pavyzdžiai. Apibūdintos skirtingų Lietuvos archeologinių radimviečių (Stanaičių, Turlojiškių, Žvainių, Nikėlų ir Jurgaičių) įvairios keraminės šukės. Nustatyta, kad skirtingose vietovėse rastos archeologinės keramikos paviršiaus ypatumai, cheminė bei fazinė sudėtis yra nevienodi. Tai gali būti susiję su keraminių dirbinių gamybos technologiniais ypatumais.

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