Topic ID #12115 - posted 6/3/2011 1:47 AM
Jennifer Palmer
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Cultural Conservation: Voltammetry helps museum scientists date lead-containing artifacts
Jennifer Palmer
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June 1, 2011
Lead Artifacts Reveal Their Age
Cultural Conservation: Voltammetry helps museum scientists date lead-containing artifacts
Sarah Everts
There aren't many techniques for figuring out the age of archaeological relics made of copper, iron, tin, gold or lead. Now researchers have developed a method to date lead-containing artifacts based on a technique called voltammetry (Anal. Chem., DOI: 10.1021/ac200731q). The technique could have widespread use because many metal artifacts from antiquity, such as fishing nets, anchors, water pipes, jewelry, and cult figures, contain lead, the researchers say.
Read more here.
Lead Artifacts Reveal Their Age
Cultural Conservation: Voltammetry helps museum scientists date lead-containing artifacts
Sarah Everts
There aren't many techniques for figuring out the age of archaeological relics made of copper, iron, tin, gold or lead. Now researchers have developed a method to date lead-containing artifacts based on a technique called voltammetry (Anal. Chem., DOI: 10.1021/ac200731q). The technique could have widespread use because many metal artifacts from antiquity, such as fishing nets, anchors, water pipes, jewelry, and cult figures, contain lead, the researchers say.
Read more here.
Post ID#18765 - replied 6/3/2011 6:13 AM
scottyj432
Very interesting.
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