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Gold traces to trace gold

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Tracing gold back to its source by means of the elemental composition of objects contributes to the knowledge of the trade routes used in the past. The analysis of a large number of ancient gold objects showed that in most cases only a few elements are useful to characterize the metal. Quantitative analysis of these elements was performed on a set of gold samples with different techniques: inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry in liquid mode and with laser ablation, 12 MeV proton activation analysis, fast neutron activation analysis, particle induced X-ray emission (PIXE) and PIXE induced X-ray fluorescence. The aim of this paper is to present a discussion on the possibilities and limitations of these techniques to characterize gold.
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hal-02426732, version 1 (02-01-2020)

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Maria Filomena Guerra, Thomas Calligaro. Gold traces to trace gold. Journal of Archaeological Science, 2004, 31 (9), pp.1199-1208. ⟨10.1016/j.jas.2002.05.001⟩. ⟨hal-02426732⟩
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