The use of small-angle X-ray diffraction studies for the analysis of structural features in archaeological samples

Tim J Wess; M Drakopoulos; A Snigirev; J Wouters; O Paris; P Fratzl; M Collins; Jennifer C Hiller; K Nielsen

doi:10.1111/1475-4754.00007

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The use of small-angle X-ray diffraction studies for the analysis of structural features in archaeological samples

Tim J Wess, M Drakopoulos, A Snigirev, J Wouters, O Paris, P Fratzl, M Collins, Jennifer C Hiller and K Nielsen

Archaeometry, Vol.43(1), pp.117-129

2001

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/1475-4754.00007

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Abstract

bone

diagenesis

molecular structure

parchment

powder diffraction

small-angle scattering

X-ray diffraction or scattering analysis provides a powerful non-destructive technique capable of providing important information about the state of archaeological samples in the nanometer length scale. Small-angle diffraction facilities are usually found at synchrotron sources, although the potential of a laboratory source is also described. Specific examples of analysis using X-ray diffraction of historic parchment, archaeological bone, a Central Mexico style pictograph and microdiffraction of calcified tissues are used to show the scope and versatility of the technique. Diffraction data is capable of giving fundamental structural information as well as quantifying the remodelling of structures influenced by environmental factors.

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Title: The use of small-angle X-ray diffraction studies for the analysis of structural features in archaeological samples
Authors: Tim J Wess (Author) - University of Stirling, United Kingdom
M Drakopoulos (Author) - ESRF, France
A Snigirev (Author) - ESRF, France
J Wouters (Author) - Royal Institute for Artistic Heritage, Belgium
O Paris (Author) - University of Leoben, Austria
P Fratzl (Author) - University of Leoben, Austria
M Collins (Author) - University of Newcastle-upon-Tyne, United Kingdom
Jennifer C Hiller (Author) - University of Newcastle-upon-Tyne, United Kingdom
K Nielsen (Author) - Technical University Denmark, Denmark
Publication details: Archaeometry, Vol.43(1), pp.117-129
Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd.
Date published: 2001
DOI: 10.1111/1475-4754.00007
ISSN: 0003-813X
Organisation Unit: Office of the Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Academic); University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland
Language: English
Record Identifier: 99450665402621
Output Type: Journal article

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Web Of Science research areas: Archaeology; Chemistry, Analytical; Chemistry, Inorganic & Nuclear; Geosciences, Multidisciplinary