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Croatica Chemica Acta, Vol. 88 No. 4, 2015.

Original scientific paper

https://doi.org/10.5562/cca2747

Investigations of Ancient Terra-cotta Sarcophagi, Excavated in Enez (Ainos) Turkey, by Instrumental Neutron Activation Analysis

Sevim Akyuz orcid id orcid.org/0000-0003-3313-6927 ; Physics Department, Science and Letters Faculty, Istanbul Kultur University, Atakoy Campus, Bakirkoy 34156, Istanbul, Turkey
Tanil Akyuz ; Physics Department, Science and Letters Faculty, Istanbul Kultur University, Atakoy Campus, Bakirkoy 34156, Istanbul, Turkey
Nuranya M. Mukhamedshina ; Institute of Nuclear Physics, Uzbek Academy of Sciences, 702132, Ulugbek, Tashkent, Uzbekistan
Kubilay Balci ; Physics Department, Science Faculty, Istanbul University, 34134 Vezneciler, Istanbul, Turkey
A. Adiba Mirsagatova ; Institute of Nuclear Physics, Uzbek Academy of Sciences, 702132, Ulugbek, Tashkent, Uzbekistan
Gulnur Kurap orcid id orcid.org/0000-0003-2903-6640 ; Restoration and Conservation of Artefacts Department, Fine Arts Faculty, Mimar Sinan Fine Arts University, Istanbul, Turkey
Sait Basaran ; Restoration and Conservation of Movable Cultural Assets Department, Letters Faculty, Istanbul University, Vezneciler, Istanbul, Turkey

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Abstract

Ten terra-cotta sarcophagi, together with a terra-cotta aryballos (perfume jar), excavated in Su Terazisi necropolis of Enez-Turkey (Ancient Ainos), were investigated by Instrumental Neutron Activation Analysis (INAA), to determine the concentration of thirty two chemical elements: Na, K, Ca, Fe, Sc, Cr, Mn, Co, Ni, Cu, Zn, As, Se, Br, Rb, Sr, Sb, Cs, Ba, La, Ce, Nd, Sm, Eu, Tb, Dy, Yb, Lu, Hf, Ta, Th and U. The dataset was submitted to multivariate statistical analysis. The classification was done by cluster analysis. The results demonstrated the occurrence of two different groups of terra-cotta samples. Group I contains nine sarcophagi and terra-cotta aryballos whereas group II contains only one sample (E09-ST5-M26). High correlations between La and Ce (r2 = 0.92), and U and Th (r2 = 0.91) indicated that local clay was used for manufacturing the terra-cotta sarcophagi and aryballos but probably the claybed used for E09-ST5-M26 was different from that of others.

Keywords

ancient terra-cotta sarcophagi; archaeometry; Instrumental neutron activation analysis

Hrčak ID:

151218

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/151218

Publication date:

31.12.2015.

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