Examination of Greek neolithic ceramic shards by epithermal neutron activation analysis

Ochsenkuhn, KM; Zouridakis, N; Ochsenkuhn-Petropulu, M

dc.contributor.author	Ochsenkuhn, KM	en
dc.contributor.author	Zouridakis, N	en
dc.contributor.author	Ochsenkuhn-Petropulu, M	en
dc.date.accessioned	2014-03-01T01:14:35Z
dc.date.available	2014-03-01T01:14:35Z
dc.date.issued	1999	en
dc.identifier.issn	0236-5731	en
dc.identifier.uri	https://dspace.lib.ntua.gr/xmlui/handle/123456789/13163
dc.subject	Neutron Activation Analysis	en
dc.subject	Raw Materials	en
dc.subject.classification	Chemistry, Analytical	en
dc.subject.classification	Chemistry, Inorganic & Nuclear	en
dc.subject.classification	Nuclear Science & Technology	en
dc.subject.other	article	en
dc.subject.other	ceramics	en
dc.subject.other	chemical analysis	en
dc.subject.other	chemical composition	en
dc.subject.other	Greece	en
dc.subject.other	irradiation	en
dc.subject.other	natural radioactivity	en
dc.subject.other	neutron activation analysis	en
dc.subject.other	reactor	en
dc.subject.other	sampling	en
dc.title	Examination of Greek neolithic ceramic shards by epithermal neutron activation analysis	en
heal.type	journalArticle	en
heal.identifier.primary	10.1007/BF02347399	en
heal.identifier.secondary	http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF02347399	en
heal.language	English	en
heal.publicationDate	1999	en
heal.abstract	At the reactor of the NCSR 'Demokritos' epithermal irradiation was used in connection with a loss-free counting technique to investigate rare Neolithic ceramic shards, about 4000 years old, from the Alepotrypa Cave of Diros, Greece. The application of an irradiation time of 30 minutes, the measurements of the samples after less then 24 hours and a counting time of 20 minutes in connection with a loss-free counting unit allowed the determination of 12 elements per sample. The comparison of these rare fine ceramic shards with those of primitive shape showed that both were produced from the same raw materials. Small differences could be explained by a raw material pretreatment. The Neolithic potters were obviously aware of separation techniques in order to obtain fine clay fractions to produce those rare ceramics.	en
heal.publisher	ELSEVIER SCIENCE SA	en
heal.journalName	Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry	en
dc.identifier.doi	10.1007/BF02347399	en
dc.identifier.isi	ISI:000084148200034	en
dc.identifier.volume	242	en
dc.identifier.issue	3	en
dc.identifier.spage	803	en
dc.identifier.epage	806	en