Characterisation of Roman copper alloy artefacts and soil from Rakafot 54 (Beer Sheva, Israel)

Manuel J.H. Peters; Yuval Goren; Peter Fabian; José Mirão; Sabrina Grassini; Emma Angelini

Characterisation of Roman copper alloy artefacts and soil from Rakafot 54 (Beer Sheva, Israel)

Manuel J.H. Peters
, Yuval Goren
, Peter Fabian
, José Mirão
, Sabrina Grassini
, Emma Angelini

Department of Bible Studies, Archeology and the Ancient Near East

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Abstract

The research presented in this paper focused on the preliminary non-destructive analysis of copper alloys, corrosion, and soil components from a Roman archaeological site in Israel. pXRF, XRD, and micromorphological analyses were carried out to gain a better understanding of the corrosion processes affecting the copper alloy artefacts, by characterising the alloy composition, soil environments, and corrosion products. Preliminary results indicate that the artefacts consist of copper-lead-tin alloys, covered by copper hydroxy-chlorides and lead sulphate phases with slight variations in their crystallisation. The multi-analytical approach revealed the presence of quartz, calcite, gypsum and feldspars in the sediments, while thin sections more specifically indicate loess soils with local micro-environments.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	2019 IMEKO TC4 International Conference on Metrology for Archaeology and Cultural Heritage, MetroArchaeo 2019
Publisher	IMEKO-International Measurement Federation Secretariat
Pages	395-400
Number of pages	6
ISBN (Electronic)	9789299008454
State	Published - 1 Jan 2019
Event	2019 IMEKO TC4 International Conference on Metrology for Archaeology and Cultural Heritage, MetroArchaeo 2019 - Florence, Italy Duration: 4 Dec 2019 → 6 Dec 2019

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Name	2019 IMEKO TC4 International Conference on Metrology for Archaeology and Cultural Heritage, MetroArchaeo 2019

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Conference	2019 IMEKO TC4 International Conference on Metrology for Archaeology and Cultural Heritage, MetroArchaeo 2019
Country/Territory	Italy
City	Florence
Period	4/12/19 → 6/12/19

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Peters, M. J. H., Goren, Y., Fabian, P., Mirão, J., Grassini, S., & Angelini, E. (2019). Characterisation of Roman copper alloy artefacts and soil from Rakafot 54 (Beer Sheva, Israel). In 2019 IMEKO TC4 International Conference on Metrology for Archaeology and Cultural Heritage, MetroArchaeo 2019 (pp. 395-400). (2019 IMEKO TC4 International Conference on Metrology for Archaeology and Cultural Heritage, MetroArchaeo 2019). IMEKO-International Measurement Federation Secretariat.

Peters, Manuel J.H. ; Goren, Yuval ; Fabian, Peter et al. / Characterisation of Roman copper alloy artefacts and soil from Rakafot 54 (Beer Sheva, Israel). 2019 IMEKO TC4 International Conference on Metrology for Archaeology and Cultural Heritage, MetroArchaeo 2019. IMEKO-International Measurement Federation Secretariat, 2019. pp. 395-400 (2019 IMEKO TC4 International Conference on Metrology for Archaeology and Cultural Heritage, MetroArchaeo 2019).

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Peters, MJH, Goren, Y , Fabian, P, Mirão, J, Grassini, S & Angelini, E 2019, Characterisation of Roman copper alloy artefacts and soil from Rakafot 54 (Beer Sheva, Israel). in 2019 IMEKO TC4 International Conference on Metrology for Archaeology and Cultural Heritage, MetroArchaeo 2019. 2019 IMEKO TC4 International Conference on Metrology for Archaeology and Cultural Heritage, MetroArchaeo 2019, IMEKO-International Measurement Federation Secretariat, pp. 395-400, 2019 IMEKO TC4 International Conference on Metrology for Archaeology and Cultural Heritage, MetroArchaeo 2019, Florence, Italy, 4/12/19.

Characterisation of Roman copper alloy artefacts and soil from Rakafot 54 (Beer Sheva, Israel). / Peters, Manuel J.H.; Goren, Yuval ; Fabian, Peter et al.
2019 IMEKO TC4 International Conference on Metrology for Archaeology and Cultural Heritage, MetroArchaeo 2019. IMEKO-International Measurement Federation Secretariat, 2019. p. 395-400 (2019 IMEKO TC4 International Conference on Metrology for Archaeology and Cultural Heritage, MetroArchaeo 2019).

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