Optical spectroscopy as a rapid and low-cost tool for the first-line analysis of glass artefacts: A step-by-step plan for Roman green glass

Journal of Archaeological Science

Volumn 38, Issue 9, 2011, Pages 2387-2398

  Meulebroeck, Wendy ^a   Cosyns, Peter ^a   Baert, Kitty ^a   Wouters, Hilde ^a   Cagno, Simone ^b   Janssens, Koen ^b   Terryn, Herman ^a   Nys, Karin ^a   Thienpont, Hugo ^a  

^a VRIJE UNIVERSITEIT BRUSSEL   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ANTWERP   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Chromophores; Fabrication conditions; First line analysis; Measuring colour; Non destructive testing; Optical spectroscopy; Roman green glass

Indexed keywords

ARCHAEOLOGY; ARTIFACT; COLOR; GLASS; NONDESTRUCTIVE TESTING; ROMAN ERA; SPECTROSCOPY; TOOL USE;

EID: 79960088561     PISSN: 03054403     EISSN: 10959238     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jas.2011.04.023     Document Type: Article

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