Elemental Analysis of the Molding Paste of Medieval Oriental Faiences

Geochemical ceramic composition dataset using neutron activation and statistical analyses

“… These are comprehensive baseline data on the geochemical composition of archeological ceramics analyzed using instrumental neutron activation analysis (INAA). The data obtained support the research article conducted to evaluate the elemental composition of 70 sherds that were collected from different locations [1] , [2] , [3] . The mass fractions in wt% and in mg/kg of 39 oxides and elements were determined, respectively.…”

The systematic structural studies of some Byzantine ceramic fragments from Dobrudja region of Romania: Raman spectroscopy, neutron diffraction, and imaging data

“…Recently, more and more attempts have been made to search for a source of raw clay materials (Spataro & Villing, 2015) or the pottery workshop (Eramo & Mangone, 2019; Tite, 2008) for certain ceramic products using natural scientific methods (Tite, 1999). In this point of view, the methods of element composition studies, such as the X‐ray fluorescence or neutron activation analysis (Bishop & Blackman, 2002; Koval et al, 2020), are attracted successfully (Dias & Prudencio, 2007). A lot of useful data has already been accumulated on the study of Bulgaria (Borzakov et al, 2022; Pulchev & Pristavova, 2021), old‐Russian pottery and frescoes (Panova et al, 2020), and ceramics from Romania and others (Bugoi et al, 2019; Burghelea et al, 2004; Ionescu et al, 2007).…”