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Chemija / Chemistry

ISSN 0235-7216
ISSN 2424-4538 (online)

2007 m. Nr. 1

XRD and SEM characterization of archaeological findings excavated in Lithuania
Algimantas MERKEVIČIUS, Petr BEZDICKA, Remigijus JUSKENAS, Jonas KIUBERIS, Jurate SENVAITIENE, Irma PAKUTINSKIENE, Aivaras KAREIVA

In this article the results of an analytical characterization of archaeological pottery and amber samples from different regions of Lithuania are presented. The samples of ancient pottery and amber from villages Benaičiai (West Lithuania) and Turlojiškės (South Lithuania) were characterized by powder X-ray diffraction analysis (XRD) and scanning electron microscopy (SEM). It was concluded that the investigated pottery samples from the Western and Southern Lithuania showed different morphology and phase composition, possibly due to different fabrication conditions. However, the morphology of the archaeological amber samples excavated in different complexes was almost identical. The XRD results showed that a small amount of quartz is trapped inside amber.

Keywords: archaeological findings, Western and Southern Lithuania, pottery, amber, analytical characterization

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