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Title: | Analysis of Chalcolithic Age lithic points from the cemetery of Torre Della Chiesaccia (Rome) (IV-III Millennium BCE): an integrated application of experimental archaeology, morphological and chemical analyses of use-residues |
Authors: | Thothiyil, Leanne |
Advisors: | Lemorini, Cristina Ciccola, Alessandro |
Keywords: | Lithic residue analysis Chalcolithic FTIR-M SEM-EDX |
Issue Date: | 16-Nov-2023 |
Publisher: | Universidade de Évora |
Abstract: | Abstract:
Residue analysis plays an important role in determining the function of stone tools. Torre Della
Chiesaccia is a Chalcolithic cemetery located in the south-eastern part of Rome, Italy and is
dated to the second half of the 5th millennium BP. In the current study, foliate points from this
site were analysed in-situ for use-residues with the help of non-destructive techniques. Digital
reflected light microscopy (RLM) was used as part of the preliminary assessment for the
identification and mapping of the residues on the surface of the tools. Scanning electron
microscopy (SEM), in environmental mode, was applied as a second step to further characterise
the morphological features of the residues and obtain clearer images. For the chemical
characterisation of the artefacts, SEM coupled with an X-Ray detector (EDX) and Fourier
transform infrared microscopy (FTIR-M) were used. The results of this study suggest that tools
acquired from burial settings have lasting use-residues, and the combined use of instruments
can be a feasible method for identification and in-situ analysis. The use of additional chemical
analysis methods like FTIR-M shows that it is useful for identifying organic residues, even
though some of the morphological properties of the residues aren't preserved very well. |
URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/10174/37176 |
Type: | masterThesis |
Appears in Collections: | BIB - Formação Avançada - Teses de Mestrado
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