| |
Issue No:8 Vol.3 |
August-2010 |
ISSN: 0974-5645 |
| RESEARCH ARTICLES |
Viewers & PDF |
| 4. Analysis of ancient potteries of Tamilnadu, India by spectroscopic techniques. R.Ravisankar, S.Kiruba, A. Chandrasekaran, G. Senthilkumar and C. Maheswaran. Indian J.Sci.Technol. Vol. 3, Issue 8, pp: 858-862. Domain site: http://www.indjst.org. |
 
|
- Abstract
We report the spectroscopic investigation of ancient potteries excavated in Tamilnadu. Qualitative analyses were
carried out to determine the major and minor constituent minerals present in the samples based on the band position or
location of IR absorption peaks. From the prominent i.r. absorption peaks, the minerals were identified from the
available literature. The constituents of minerals present in the potteries are further confirmed by XRD technique. Both
FT-IR and XRD techniques reveals the mineral composition of ancient potteries. Energy dispersive X-ray fluorescence
(XRF) was used to determine the major, minor and trace element composition of potsherds of ancient potteries. The
concentration of trace elements is helpful for the characterization of pottery produced in a given region. The combined
techniques are very much useful for the characterization of potteries.
- Keywords: Ancient pottery, mineral analysis, FT-IR, XRD, EDXRF, elemental analysis
|
| |
|
|
|
