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Analytical characterization of Baltic amber and pottery.

The article explores the characterization of Baltic pottery and amber from the regions of West Lithuania and South Lithuania. It notes that the pottery and amber samples were investigated and characterized by X-ray diffraction analysis (XRD) and fourier transform infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy techniq...

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Published in:Archaeologia Lituana Vol. 12; pp. 25 - 36
Main Authors: Kareiva, Aivaras, Kiuberis, Jonas, Merkevičius, Algimantas
Format: Article
Published: Vilnius University 2011
Subjects:
Amber fossils
Amber
Fossils
Fossil resins
Gums & resins
Pottery
X-ray diffractometers
Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy
Lithuania
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Summary:The article explores the characterization of Baltic pottery and amber from the regions of West Lithuania and South Lithuania. It notes that the pottery and amber samples were investigated and characterized by X-ray diffraction analysis (XRD) and fourier transform infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy techniques. According to the FTIR results, all the analyzed ambers come in a common class of fossil resin called Baltic ambers that is not dependent on the sample location in the area. Meanwhile, XRD results showed that small amount of quartz in some samples is trapped inside the amber.