Issue 7, 2014
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Analytical Methods

Neutron tomography of ancient lead artefacts†

R. Triolo,a   F. Lo Celso,*b   P. Tisseyre,c   N. Kardjilov,d   F. Wieder,e   A. Hilgerd  and  I. Manked  

* Corresponding authors

a Dipartimento di Chimica Fisica “S. Cannizzaro”, Università degli Studi di Palermo, Italy

b Dipartimento di Fisica e Chimica, Università degli Studi di Palermo, Italy
E-mail: fabrizio.locelso@unipa.it

c Servizio Soprintendenza per i Beni Culturali e Ambientali del Mare, Regione Siciliana, Palermo, Italy

d Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin, Germany

e Technische Universität Berlin, Germany

Abstract

The investigations presented here show the results of an epigraphic analysis on ancient Roman lead ingots rescued from shipwrecks along the coast of Sicily (Italy) by means of Neutron Tomography (NT). The artefacts, including a lead horn, can be dated back to a period between the 3rd and 1st century BC. The three dimensional NT reconstructions helped the decipherment of hidden signs and partially visible details on the severely damaged objects. The findings obtained using the non-destructive procedure allowed us also to reach plausible conclusions in the context of the known commercial routes.

Graphical abstract: Neutron tomography of ancient lead artefacts

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DOI
https://doi.org/10.1039/C3AY41967C
Article type
Paper
Submitted
06 Nov 2013
Accepted
23 Dec 2013
First published
09 Jan 2014

Anal. Methods, 2014,6, 2390-2394

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Neutron tomography of ancient lead artefacts

R. Triolo, F. Lo Celso, P. Tisseyre, N. Kardjilov, F. Wieder, A. Hilger and I. Manke, Anal. Methods, 2014, 6, 2390 DOI: 10.1039/C3AY41967C

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