Combined elemental analysis of ancient glass beads by means of ion beam, portable XRF, and EPMA techniques

摘要: Ion beam analysis (IBA)- and X-ray fluorescence (XRF)-based techniques have been well adopted in cultural-heritage-related analytical studies covering a wide range of diagnostic role, i.e., from screening purposes up to full quantitative characterization. In this work, systematic research was carried out towards the identification evaluation advantages limitations laboratory-based (IBA, electron probe microanalyzer) portable (milli-XRF micro-XRF) techniques. The study focused on an Archaic glass bead collection recently excavated city Thebes (mainland, Greece), order suggest optimized synergistic methodology for similar assess reliability quantification procedure analyses conducted particular by XRF spectrometers. All employed methodologies proved efficient provide consistent way characterization composition, with sensitivity depending technique. obtained compositional data solid basis understanding main technological features related raw major minor materials utilized manufacture Thebian ancient collection.