Multiple assessments of local properties,production, and performance in metal objects: an experimental case study from Petra,Jordan |
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Authors: | Krysta Ryzewski Brian W Sheldon Susan E Alcock Max Mankin Sugeetha Vasudevan Nicholas Sinnott-Armstrong |
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Institution: | (1) Joukowsky Institute for Archaeology and the Ancient World, Brown University, 60 George St, Box 1837, Providence, 02912, RI, USA;(2) School of Engineering, Brown University, Providence, RI, USA;(3) Department of Chemistry, Brown University, Providence, RI, USA |
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Abstract: | This object-specific case study focuses on cupreous artifacts excavated from the Great Temple complex of Petra, Jordan to
demonstrate how the use of compositional X-ray analyses alongside two experimental applications (ImageJ software and nanoindentation)
have the potential to generate different and otherwise unobtainable information about archaeological metals. The study highlights
the value of using multiple techniques as a means of resolving the ambiguities that tend to arise from interpretations of
single-sited measurements on objects and from single-instrumental analyses during studies of production processes and consequent
material performance. Employing different techniques on multiple localities within a sample permits the gathering of precise
information about the behavior of and interrelationships between variables that affect the objects’ fabrication and use, particularly
composition, structure, and hardness properties. The resulting data are interpreted in association with contextual archaeological
information from Petra to consider the use-life and potential significance of these objects. |
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