Intercomparison of the Asaro-Perlman and Brookhaven archaeological ceramic analytical standards

Yeh, Si Jung; Harbottle, G.

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“…Most laboratories today use one or several well-analyzed reference materials against which the concentrations in unknown samples are calculated. Several of the better-known standards in ceramic research are AP Standard Pottery Asaro 1969,1971), USGS Standard Rocks (Flanagan 1967(Flanagan , 1969(Flanagan , 1979, the Brookhaven "in-house" Ohio Red Clay (Yeh and Harbottle 1986), and the National Bureau of Standards SRM1633, Coal Fly Ash (Blackman 1986). Harbottle (1982b) notes that in the early 1970s each laboratory was working more or less in isolation.…”

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Sensitivity, Precision, and Accuracy: Their Roles in Ceramic Compositional Data Bases

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Differences in analytical sensitivity, precision, and accuracy exist among techniques and laboratories involved in the chemical analysis of archaeological ceramics. Large differences in these analytical parameters become significant in the formulation of data bases where comparability of the data is being sought. Small differences become significant when comparing pottery produced from clay resources located within a discrete geological environment. To better assess and report on the analytical results being obtained from laboratories, neutron-activation analysis and X-ray fluorescence are discussed relative to the level of precision required for ceramic characterization studies, the use of standards, and the preparation and submission of samples for commercial laboratory analysis.

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Sensitivity, Precision, and Accuracy: Their Roles in Ceramic Compositional Data Bases

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“…Recoveries in the 100G20% band are generally considered an acceptable measure of accuracy [6]. The PIXE/PIGE dataset is referenced to Ohio Red Clay (ORC), a material that has been well characterized by a variety of laboratories [39]. Here we compare a large replicate ORC dataset courtesy of the Missouri University Research Reactor group (MURR).…”

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Multivariate comparison of ICP-OES and PIXE/PIGE analysis of east Asian storage jars

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Lisle

Maccheroni

2005

Journal of Archaeological Science

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“…This clay standard had the desirable properties of great homogeneity and ease of preparation; it was also available in bulk, and could thus be moulded to mimic the geometry of unusually shaped objects that could only be bombarded whole. From the nuclear standpoint, it had very desirable properties in that elements such as sodium, which activated strongly, were present at low concentrations, whereas potassium, which activated weakly, was abundant (Yeh and Harbottle 1986).…”

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The History of the Brookhaven National Laboratory Project in Archaeological Chemistry, and Applying Nuclear Methods to the Fine Arts

Harbottle

Holmes

2007

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This paper traces the events leading up to the formation of a project in 1954, in the Chemistry Department at Brookhaven National Laboratory, dedicated to the application of those new developments that were rapidly transforming postwar nuclear science to the parallel humanistic disciplines of archaeology and the fine arts. The further evolution of this effort involved the enlightened support of the Department of Energy (then AEC and ERDA) coupled with the lively interests of the archaeological, fine-arts and art-historical communities, their professional academics and the many graduate and undergraduate students who participated in the Brookhaven project. But more than new scientific methodologies, concepts and instrumentation were deployed. What developed was a largescale, truly interdisciplinary effort, where scholars of the humanities and sciences worked side by side in a remarkable way, each led by the other, to the mutual benefit and increase of their knowledge and understanding. A paradigm of co-operation between arts and sciences was initiated: this paper presents a record of the process and its outcome, a novel blending of science and humanism that is very much taken for granted by research workers today.

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Intercomparison of the Asaro-Perlman and Brookhaven archaeological ceramic analytical standards

Cited by 13 publications

References 3 publications

Sensitivity, Precision, and Accuracy: Their Roles in Ceramic Compositional Data Bases

Sensitivity, Precision, and Accuracy: Their Roles in Ceramic Compositional Data Bases

Multivariate comparison of ICP-OES and PIXE/PIGE analysis of east Asian storage jars

The History of the Brookhaven National Laboratory Project in Archaeological Chemistry, and Applying Nuclear Methods to the Fine Arts

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