The Archaeometry Laboratory at MURR: Developing Tools for Archaeological Provenance

MURR 考古实验室：开发考古溯源工具

• 批准号: 0102325
• 负责人: Michael Glascock
• 金额: $ 33万
• 依托单位: University of Missouri-Columbia
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Continuing Grant
• 财政年份: 2002
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2002-04-15 至 2006-03-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=0102325&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Archaeometry; Laboratory; MURR; Developing; Tools

Dr. Glascock will continue to operate an archaeometric center at the University of Missouri and employ the technique of neutron activation analysis to analyze the elemental composition of archaeological materials. This multi-elemental technique which allows the major, minor and trace elements of a material to be determined simultaneously and with considerable accuracy and precision. Of particular interest are potential analyses of ceramics, lithics, metal and bone. Through elemental analysis of archaeological materials, a number of significant kinds of questions can be addressed. NAA provides a taxonomic tool because it allows materials of similar composition to be grouped together. In some instances, it also permits the proveniencing of artifacts and thus may provide information about procurement practices, routes of trade and political boundaries. It may also improve understanding of ancient technologies and (through analysis of skeletal remains) give insight into prehistoric diet and nutrition. This project is particularly important because the Missouri laboratory is one of the very few which provide NAA service to archaeologists. It also plays an important role in training students and it maintains large data bases and is working actively to facilitate scientific access to them. Under this current award, Dr. Glascock will integrate high-resolution inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (ICP-MS) with standard NAA procedures. He will develop calibration standards that will facilitate the integration of NAA and ICP-MS data. It is likely that within the coming years ICP-MS, because of its relative accessibility and more economic operating costs, will play an increasingly important role in archaeometric analysis and Dr. Glascock will work to provide standards for the archaeometric community. He will also explore the potential of solid-sample analysis via laser ablation and investigate new kinds of archaeometric studies such as slip and pigment analysis by laser ablation ICP-MS.

格拉斯考克博士将继续运营密苏里大学的考古中心，并采用中子活化分析技术来分析考古材料的元素组成。这种多元素技术可以同时测定材料的主要元素、次要元素和微量元素，并且具有相当的准确性和精密度。特别令人感兴趣的是陶瓷、石器、金属和骨头的潜在分析。 通过对考古材料的元素分析，可以解决许多重要的问题。 NAA 提供了一种分类工具，因为它允许将相似成分的材料分组在一起。在某些情况下，它还允许对文物进行溯源，从而可以提供有关采购实践、贸易路线和政治边界的信息。它还可以增进对古代技术的理解，并（通过对骨骼遗骸的分析）深入了解史前饮食和营养。 这个项目特别重要，因为密苏里州实验室是为考古学家提供 NAA 服务的极少数实验室之一。它还在培训学生方面发挥着重要作用，维护着大型数据库，并积极致力于促进对这些数据库的科学访问。 根据当前的奖项，Glascock 博士将把高分辨率电感耦合等离子体质谱 (ICP-MS) 与标准 NAA 程序相结合。他将开发校准标准，以促进 NAA 和 ICP-MS 数据的集成。未来几年内，ICP-MS 由于其相对可及性和更经济的运营成本，可能会在考古分析中发挥越来越重要的作用，Glascock 博士将致力于为考古界提供标准。他还将探索通过激光烧蚀进行固体样品分析的潜力，并研究新型考古学研究，例如通过激光烧蚀 ICP-MS 进行滑移和颜料分析。