The use of small-angle X-ray diffraction studies for the analysis of structural features in archaeological samples

T. J. Wess; M. Drakopoulos; A. Snigirev; J. Wouters; O. Paris; P. Fratzl; M. Collins; J. Hiller; K. Nielsen

doi:10.1111/1475-4754.00007

The use of small-angle X-ray diffraction studies for the analysis of structural features in archaeological samples

T. J. Wess^*, M. Drakopoulos, A. Snigirev, J. Wouters, O. Paris, P. Fratzl, M. Collins, J. Hiller, K. Nielsen

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Abstract

X-ray diffraction or scattering analysis provides a powerful non-destructive technique capable of providing important information about the state of archaeological samples in the nanometer length scale. Small-angle diffraction facilities are usually found at synchrotron sources, although the potential of a laboratory source is also described. Specific examples of analysis using X-ray diffraction of historic parchment, archaeological bone, a Central Mexico style pictograph and microdiffraction of calcified tissues are used to show the scope and versatility of the technique. Diffraction data is capable of giving fundamental structural information as well as quantifying the remodelling of structures influenced by environmental factors.

Original language	English
Journal	Archaeometry
Volume	43
Issue number	1
Pages (from-to)	117-129
Number of pages	13
ISSN	0003-813X
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1111/1475-4754.00007
Publication status	Published - Feb 2001

Keywords

Bone
Diagenesis
Molecular Structure
Parchment
Powder Diffraction
Small-angle scattering

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