Chronological Classification of Ancient Mortars Employing Spectroscopy and Spectrometry Techniques: Sagunto (Valencia, Spain) Case
Forty-two mortar samples, from two archaeological excavations located in Sagunto (Valencian Community, Spain), were analysed by both portable energy dispersive X-ray fluorescence spectroscopy (pED-XRF) and inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (ICP-MS) to determine major and minor elements an...
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| author | M. Ramacciotti S. Rubio G. Gallello M. Lezzerini S. Columbu E. Hernandez A. Morales-Rubio A. Pastor M. de la Guardia |
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| description | Forty-two mortar samples, from two archaeological excavations located in Sagunto (Valencian Community, Spain), were analysed by both portable energy dispersive X-ray fluorescence spectroscopy (pED-XRF) and inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (ICP-MS) to determine major and minor elements and traces including rare earth elements (REEs). Collected data were crossed with those previously obtained from Sagunto Castle mortars, and principal component analysis (PCA) was applied to discriminate the construction phases of the unearthed buildings. REE permitted to ascribe most of the masonries to the Roman Imperial period. Moreover, a statistical model was built by employing partial least squares discriminant analysis (PLS-DA) in order to classify the mortars from Roman Imperial period and from Islamic period due to the problematic overlapping between these two phases. Results confirmed the effectiveness of the developed indirect chronology method, based on REE data, to discriminate among historic mortars from different construction periods on a wide scale including different Sagunto archaeological sites. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-e66e72472e274f71a9d74f19ac7fb85b2025-02-03T05:54:39ZengWileyJournal of Spectroscopy2314-49202314-49392018-01-01201810.1155/2018/97365479736547Chronological Classification of Ancient Mortars Employing Spectroscopy and Spectrometry Techniques: Sagunto (Valencia, Spain) CaseM. Ramacciotti0S. Rubio1G. Gallello2M. Lezzerini3S. Columbu4E. Hernandez5A. Morales-Rubio6A. Pastor7M. de la Guardia8Department of Prehistory, Archaeology and Ancient History, Faculty of Geography and History, University of Valencia, Av. Blasco Ibáñez 28, 46010 Valencia, SpainDepartment of Analytical Chemistry, Faculty of Chemistry, University of Valencia, C/ Dr. Moliner 50, 46100 Burjassot, Valencia, SpainDepartment of Prehistory, Archaeology and Ancient History, Faculty of Geography and History, University of Valencia, Av. Blasco Ibáñez 28, 46010 Valencia, SpainDepartment of Earth Sciences, University of Pisa, Via S. Maria 53, 56126 Pisa, ItalyDepartment of Chemical and Geological Sciences, University of Cagliari, Via Trentino 51, 09127 Cagliari, ItalySagunto Archaeological Museum, C/ del Castillo 23, 46500 Sagunto, Valencia, SpainDepartment of Analytical Chemistry, Faculty of Chemistry, University of Valencia, C/ Dr. Moliner 50, 46100 Burjassot, Valencia, SpainDepartment of Analytical Chemistry, Faculty of Chemistry, University of Valencia, C/ Dr. Moliner 50, 46100 Burjassot, Valencia, SpainDepartment of Analytical Chemistry, Faculty of Chemistry, University of Valencia, C/ Dr. Moliner 50, 46100 Burjassot, Valencia, SpainForty-two mortar samples, from two archaeological excavations located in Sagunto (Valencian Community, Spain), were analysed by both portable energy dispersive X-ray fluorescence spectroscopy (pED-XRF) and inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (ICP-MS) to determine major and minor elements and traces including rare earth elements (REEs). Collected data were crossed with those previously obtained from Sagunto Castle mortars, and principal component analysis (PCA) was applied to discriminate the construction phases of the unearthed buildings. REE permitted to ascribe most of the masonries to the Roman Imperial period. Moreover, a statistical model was built by employing partial least squares discriminant analysis (PLS-DA) in order to classify the mortars from Roman Imperial period and from Islamic period due to the problematic overlapping between these two phases. Results confirmed the effectiveness of the developed indirect chronology method, based on REE data, to discriminate among historic mortars from different construction periods on a wide scale including different Sagunto archaeological sites.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2018/9736547 |
| spellingShingle | M. Ramacciotti S. Rubio G. Gallello M. Lezzerini S. Columbu E. Hernandez A. Morales-Rubio A. Pastor M. de la Guardia Chronological Classification of Ancient Mortars Employing Spectroscopy and Spectrometry Techniques: Sagunto (Valencia, Spain) Case Journal of Spectroscopy |
| title | Chronological Classification of Ancient Mortars Employing Spectroscopy and Spectrometry Techniques: Sagunto (Valencia, Spain) Case |
| title_full | Chronological Classification of Ancient Mortars Employing Spectroscopy and Spectrometry Techniques: Sagunto (Valencia, Spain) Case |
| title_fullStr | Chronological Classification of Ancient Mortars Employing Spectroscopy and Spectrometry Techniques: Sagunto (Valencia, Spain) Case |
| title_full_unstemmed | Chronological Classification of Ancient Mortars Employing Spectroscopy and Spectrometry Techniques: Sagunto (Valencia, Spain) Case |
| title_short | Chronological Classification of Ancient Mortars Employing Spectroscopy and Spectrometry Techniques: Sagunto (Valencia, Spain) Case |
| title_sort | chronological classification of ancient mortars employing spectroscopy and spectrometry techniques sagunto valencia spain case |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2018/9736547 |
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