Gamma-Ray Spectral Map of Standard Pottery

Abstract

Neutron activation of pottery /Pottery standards /Gamma-ray analysis AbstractThe gamma-ray spectrum of a neutron activated Standard Pottery is analyzed completely by means of spectral line shape fitting. A detailed spectral map of the standard is presented as it is typically used in pottery analysis. The spectrum obtained by a planar geometry Ge(Li) detector covers the energy range 11 to 409 keV. The map is intended to serve as a guide to the uninitiated user of Standard Pottery as well as a basis of comparison with other standards employed in pottery provenience work. It is shown that the process of calibrating detectors for spectral line interference can be greatly aided by means of a general approach to spectrum analysis and that much usefull information can be obtained by a general approach to pottery spectrum analysis.

Instrumental Neutron Activation Based Provenance Studies at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, With a Case Study on Mycenaean Pottery From Cyprus

“…For a multi‐element standard, we adopted the Perlman–Asaro ‘Standard Pottery’ and, in addition, CaCO 3 for calcium (Perlman and Asaro 1969; Yellin 1984a). The concentrations of a few elements in the ‘Standard Pottery’ reported in 1971 (Perlman and Asaro 1971) were subsequently revised as reported by Asaro and Adan‐Bayewitz (this issue).…”

“…Projects covered the time periods from Early Bronze (Porat et al 1991) to the Crusader period (Waksman et al 1997). Excavations that provided motivation and/or material for these studies included Tel Mevorakh (Yellin and Perlman 1978; Yellin 1984a), Tell Artel (Yellin and Perlman 1984a), Tel Qasile (Yellin and Gunneweg 1985), Galilee region (Adan‐Bayewitz 1985), Deir el‐Balah (Goldberg et al 1986; Yellin et al 1986, 1990), Tel Miqne (Gunneweg et al 1986), Tel Quiri (Sharon et al 1987), Tel Dor (Yellin 1990), Jerusalem, Judah and related sites (Mommsen et al 1984; Perlman et al 1986; Gunneweg and Yellin 1990; Gunneweg et al 1991; Maeir et al 1992; Zorn et al 1994; Cahill 1995; Yellin 1996a; Yellin and Cahill 1998, 2002, 2003a,b, 2004; Cahill and Yellin forthcoming), Tel Batash (Gunneweg and Yellin 1991), Tel Dan (Yellin and Gunneweg 1989a; Yellin and Maeir 1992), Jericho (Yellin and Gunneweg 1989b), Masada (Yellin 1994), Tel Anafa (Gunneweg and Yellin 1997; see also Gunneweg et al 1984), Qumran (Yellin et al 2001), the Ma’agan Mikhael shipwreck (Yellin 1996b, 1999; Yellin and Artzy 2004) and Tell es‐Sa’idiyeh, Jordan (Koehl and Yellin 1981 and forthcoming). In addition to pottery, we undertook research on the origin of archaeological obsidian from sites in Israel and characterization of source obsidian from Anatolia and the Lake Van region of eastern Turkey (Perlman and Yellin 1980; Yellin and Perlman 1981, 1984b; Pullar et al 1986; Yellin and Gopher 1992; Yellin 1995a, 1997b; Yellin et al 1996).…”

“…Particular questions arise with respect to Minoan‐style vessels, whose origin is controversial, small vessels of styles not encountered before and special finds of unknown origin. Although there is some evidence of pottery manufacture, it is not known which of the pottery, if any, was manufactured on site (for a description of the analytical procedures employed, see, e.g., Perlman and Asaro 1969; Yellin et al 1978; Yellin 1984a).…”

Trace Element Characteristics of Central Anatolian Obsidian Flows and Their Relevence to Pre‐History

“…The name Acigol has also been used for obsidian occurrences just north of Guneydag, which belong to a different analytical group (KRUD: see next section, loci 15111. [22][23].…”