Elemental analysis of archaeological ochre: method and possibilities of X-ray fluorescence spectroscopy (based on materials of Neolithic and Aeneolithic sites of the Middle Trans-Urals and Western Siberia)

The article is dedicated to methodological aspects of the elemental analysis (X-ray fluorescence spectroscopy) of a natural mineral pigment — ochre. We chose oxide ochre obtained from the Neolithic and Aeneolithic sites of the taiga zone of Western Siberia and the Middle Urals (the end of VI — III m...

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Published in:VESTNIK ARHEOLOGII ANTROPOLOGII I ETNOGRAFII
Main Authors: Iudina E.A., Tonkushina M.O., Kulesh N.A., Ostroushko A.A.
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:Russian
Published: Tyumen Scientific Centre SB RA 2016
Subjects:
oxide ochre
natural mineral pigments
Neolithic Age
Aeneolithic Age
Western Siberia
Middle Trans-Urals
elemental analysis
XRF spectroscopy
Archaeology
CC1-960
Ochre
taiga
Siberia
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.20874/2071-0437-2016-34-3-021-034
https://doaj.org/article/9ecd524160a9439dab9f36a5f7166fa3
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Summary:The article is dedicated to methodological aspects of the elemental analysis (X-ray fluorescence spectroscopy) of a natural mineral pigment — ochre. We chose oxide ochre obtained from the Neolithic and Aeneolithic sites of the taiga zone of Western Siberia and the Middle Urals (the end of VI — III millennium BC) as a source base. The questions of selection and preparation of archaeological samples, and of interpretive capabilities of the chosen approach are discussed in the article.

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