Studies were carried out on metal objects found in a cremation burial, discovered in the North-East periphery of Rome at Santa Palomba, which dates from late Bronze Age to early Iron Age (the phases of Lazio I/IIA1, XI - X cent. B.C., according to the new dating obtained on a naturalistic base). Besides a number of bronze ribbons, the find consists of a group of miniature bronze objects, particularly well preserved, among which a complete panoply made of a long sword, double shields, cuirass-disks, greaves and two spears. The elemental composition of part of these objects was non-destructively analysed by means of a portable Xray fluorescence spectrometer; the investigations identified compositional differences that can be related to the use of different raw materials, manufacturing techniques and even to recycling of pre-existing objects.
Non-destructive investigations on metal objects from a proto-historic tomb in Lazio
Marco Ferretti
2005
Abstract
Studies were carried out on metal objects found in a cremation burial, discovered in the North-East periphery of Rome at Santa Palomba, which dates from late Bronze Age to early Iron Age (the phases of Lazio I/IIA1, XI - X cent. B.C., according to the new dating obtained on a naturalistic base). Besides a number of bronze ribbons, the find consists of a group of miniature bronze objects, particularly well preserved, among which a complete panoply made of a long sword, double shields, cuirass-disks, greaves and two spears. The elemental composition of part of these objects was non-destructively analysed by means of a portable Xray fluorescence spectrometer; the investigations identified compositional differences that can be related to the use of different raw materials, manufacturing techniques and even to recycling of pre-existing objects.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
