FT-Raman spectroscopic study of organic residues from 2300-year-old Vietnamese burial jars

The FT-Raman spectra from two unknown archaeological resinous samples, dating from approximately 250 years BC, have been analysed and compared with those of contemporary resins from Vietnam. The application of the Raman spectroscopic technique for the non-destructive identification of materials of a...

Full description

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Published inSpectrochimica acta. Part A, Molecular and biomolecular spectroscopy Vol. 53; no. 13; pp. 2373 - 2382
Main Authors Edwards, H.G.M., Sibley, M.G., Heron, C.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Elsevier B.V 01.11.1997
Subjects
Archaeology
Chemical analysis
FT-Raman
Resins
Archaeology
Chemical analysis
Resins
FT-Raman
Online AccessGet full text

Cover

More Information
Summary:The FT-Raman spectra from two unknown archaeological resinous samples, dating from approximately 250 years BC, have been analysed and compared with those of contemporary resins from Vietnam. The application of the Raman spectroscopic technique for the non-destructive identification of materials of archaeological significance and their attribution is demonstrated. Molecular vibrational assignments, particularly of bands in the 1750-1500 cm −1 region, are useful for the characterisation of natural resins. Samples from a comparable situation, i.e. sealants on funerary pottery vessels, from North America, were also included for comparison.
ISSN:1386-1425
DOI:10.1016/S1386-1425(97)00177-7