Spectroscopic examination of Red Queen's funerary mask and her green stone offering from the Mayan site of Palenque, Mexico

Manrique-Ortega, M.D.; Casanova‐González, Edgar; Mitrani, Alejandro; González-Cruz, A.; Cuevas-García, Martha; Ruvalcaba‐Sil, José Luis

doi:10.1016/j.saa.2020.118205

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“…[126,128,129] The combination of direct and in situ analysis with Raman spectroscopy and XRF was used for the overall investigation of the sceptre of the Faculty of Sciences of Charles University, Prague. [130] Manrique-Ortega et al [131] applied (among others) in situ Raman spectroscopy on the stones of spectacular Red Queen's funerary offerings retrieved from the Palenque archaeological Mayan site.…”

Section: Gemstones/precious Stones/jewellerymentioning

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In situ Raman spectroscopy for cultural heritage studies

Rousaki

Vandenabeele

2021

J Raman Spectroscopy

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Raman spectroscopy is considered as one of the most appreciated analytical techniques in the cultural heritage research field, thanks to some of its favourable characteristics such as the relatively quick time of analysis, identification of both inorganic and organic molecules. The necessity of conducting the research non-destructively on-site and directly on the artefact brought the technique out of the laboratory. Since 2004, when the first non-commercial mobile Raman instrument for in situ applications on cultural heritage objects was realized, years of continuous technical and instrumental developments have passed. Today, on-site Raman spectroscopy is considered as a cornerstone technique for the documentation of materials of works of art and the assessment of their conservation state without jeopardizing the integrity of the artefact. This paper reviews some of the breakthroughs of Raman analysis of cultural heritage objects, conducted on field (museum environment, outdoors and archaeological complexes).

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Section: Gemstones/precious Stones/jewellerymentioning

confidence: 99%

In situ Raman spectroscopy for cultural heritage studies

Rousaki

Vandenabeele

2021

J Raman Spectroscopy

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“…With this solution, the count rate can be roughly the same for low-and high-energy X-ray detectors. Two-detector PIXE setup has become very popular; see, for example, [65][66][67][68][69][70][71][72][73][74][75]. This is the adopted solution also at INFN-LABEC, within the INFN-CHNet network.…”

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Detectors and Cultural Heritage: The INFN-CHNet Experience

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Detectors are a key feature of the contemporary scientific approach to cultural heritage (CH), both for diagnostics and conservation. INFN-CHNet is the network of the Italian National Institute of Nuclear Physics that develops and applies new instrumentation for the study of CH. This process results in both optimized traditional state-of-the-art and highly innovative detection setups for spectrometric techniques. Examples of the former are X-rays, gamma-rays, visible-light and particles spectrometers tailored for CH applications, with optimized performances, reliability, weight, transportability, cost, absorbed power, and complementarity with other techniques. Regarding the latter, examples are ARDESIA, the array of detectors at the DAΦNE-Light facility, the MAXRS detection setup at the Riken-RAL muon beamline and the imaging facilities at the LENA Laboratory. Paths for next-generation instruments have been suggested, as in the case of the X-ray Superconductive Detectors and X-ray Microcalorimeter Spectrometers, allowing astonishing improvement in energy resolution. Many issues in CH can now be addressed thanks to scientific techniques exploiting the existing detectors, while many others are still to be addressed and require the development of new approaches and detectors.

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“…He commissioned the architect Juan de Villanueva to build the Royal Cabinet of Natural History in Madrid (today Prado museum), founded in 1771 and which would house an important collection of lapidaries from all over the Spanish geography. Carlos III also and initiated the first archaeological program carried out in Mexico, the excavation of the city of Palenque [156].…”

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The Forerunners on Heritage Stones Investigation: Historical Synthesis and Evolution

Freire-Lista

2021

Heritage

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Human activity has required, since its origins, stones as raw material for carving, construction and rock art. The study, exploration, use and maintenance of building stones is a global phenomenon that has evolved from the first shelters, manufacture of lithic tools, to the construction of houses, infrastructures and monuments. Druids, philosophers, clergymen, quarrymen, master builders, naturalists, travelers, architects, archaeologists, physicists, chemists, curators, restorers, museologists, engineers and geologists, among other professionals, have worked with stones and they have produced the current knowledge in heritage stones. They are stones that have special significance in human culture. In this way, the connotation of heritage in stones has been acquired over the time. That is, the stones at the time of their historical use were simply stones used for a certain purpose. Therefore, the concept of heritage stone is broad, with cultural, historic, artistic, architectural, and scientific implications. A historical synthesis is presented of the main events that marked the use of stones from prehistory, through ancient history, medieval times, and to the modern period. In addition, the main authors who have written about stones are surveyed from Ancient Roman times to the middle of the twentieth century. Subtle properties of stones have been discovered and exploited by artists and artisans long before rigorous science took notice of them and explained them.

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Spectroscopic examination of Red Queen's funerary mask and her green stone offering from the Mayan site of Palenque, Mexico

Cited by 8 publications

References 25 publications

In situ Raman spectroscopy for cultural heritage studies

In situ Raman spectroscopy for cultural heritage studies

Detectors and Cultural Heritage: The INFN-CHNet Experience

The Forerunners on Heritage Stones Investigation: Historical Synthesis and Evolution

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