Projects
Mobile X-ray fluorescence spectrometer Ghent University
X-ray fluorescence analysis (XRF) is an analytical method for fast and non-destructive elemental analysis of an (archaeological) object. In this project, a mobile X-ray fluorescence spectrometer is achieved, allowing us to investigate archaeological objects, which is of use for different archaemoetrical applications (e.g. provenancing, determination of the production proces, materials identification)
Archaeometrical Study of the ghent altarpiece Ghent University
The Ghent Altarpiece, painted by Jan and Hubert Van Eyck (1432) will be examined from a technical point of view. The investigations Support the restoration campaign, but will also lead to new insights about the creation of the work. Binding media, varnishes and pigments are studied with gasschromatography – mass-spectrometry, Raman spectroscopy, X-ray fluorescence, total-reflection x-ray fluorescence, X-ray diffraction and a multispectral ...
Archaeometrical Study of the ghent altarpiece Ghent University
The Ghent Altarpiece, painted by Jan and Hubert Van Eyck (1432) will be examined from a technical point of view. The investigations Support the restoration campaign, but will also lead to new insights about the creation of the work. Binding media, varnishes and pigments are studied with gasschromatography – mass-spectrometry, Raman spectroscopy, X-ray fluorescence, total-reflection x-ray fluorescence, X-ray diffraction and a multispectral ...
Total-relfexion X-ray Fluorescence (TXRF) instrumentation Ghent University
In this project, Total-reflection X-ray fluorescence (TXRF) instrumentation is achieved and installed. This approach allows us to determine the elemental composition of micro-samples and to quantify it. Appart from the analytical instrumentation, equipment fora n appropriate sample preparation is foreseen. The technique allows us to determine simultaneously the main elements as well as the tracé elemental composition. Applications of the ...
“Shifting intra- and inter-regional foci of artisanal ceramic production in the region of Sagalassos (SW Turkey) from the Archaic to Byzantine period” KU Leuven
The analysis of the occurrence of mineral raw materials for ceramic production in the region of Sagalassos is already well advanced, and three main areas of pottery production were identified from archaeometrical analysis. This project will develop a better understanding of intra-regional patterns of ceramic exchange in the wider geographical area, e.g. in relation to Seleucia Sidera and Perge, and will reconstruct ceramic production ...
Lead in ancient Egypt. KU Leuven
An archaeometrical study of a forgotten metal (lead), on the basis of the Egyptian collection of the Royal Museums for Art and History.
Archaeometrical Study of the ghent altarpiece Ghent University
The Ghent Altarpiece, painted by Jan and Hubert Van Eyck (1432) will be examined from a technical point of view. The investigations Support the restoration campaign, but will also lead to new insights about the creation of the work. Binding media, varnishes and pigments are studied with gasschromatography – mass-spectrometry, Raman spectroscopy, X-ray fluorescence, total-reflection x-ray fluorescence, X-ray diffraction and a multispectral ...
ISOGLASS—Archaeometric investigation of ancient glass – identification of the sources of Cu, Sb and Ti via isotopic analysis using (laser ablation) multi-collector ICP – mass spectrometry Ghent University
All elements with 2 or more isotopes show natural variation in their isotopic composition as a rseult of isotope fractionation during physical processes and/or (bio)chemical reactions. Determination of the isotopic composition of an element in ancient glass and comparison to those in raw materials possibly used in its manufacturing can provide information on the provenance of the effectively used raw material. Cu can be present in glass as a ...