MANY thanks!
S. Walter
----- Original Message -----
From: "Richard Lundin" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Wednesday, March 18, 2009 11:31 AM
Subject: Re: Unknown ceramic alert!
> Susan:
>
> Portable X-Ray Fluorescence (pXRF) units from a variety of manufacturers
are
> becoming commonly used in archaeological ceramic identification of the
bulk
> chemistry of the clays. You MAY have several units available in Southern
> California at major universities, museums or CRM firms that you can borrow
> for the 5-10 minutes it will need for the analyses of your sherd and
several
> candidate sherds.
>
> If you had been at SCA in Modesto last week and had a sample of your
> material and samples of other possible candidates, Dr. Brackett or I could
> have done the analyses for you on the spot with the new NITON XL3T unit
that
> was demonstrated at the conference and the Archaeochemical Workshop.
>
> We just assisted in solving a plain ware ceramic provenience problem for
> Stanley Klassen of University of Toronto at SHA in Toronto of some
ceramics
> from Jordan and for Dave Burley of Simon Fraser University at SAA in
> Vancouver of some Lapita ware from the South Pacific. For more on pXRF
> technology see WWW.NITON.com for information from one of the
manufacturers.
> WRI and NITON in association with Georgia State University (GSU) will be
> holding another Archaeochemical Workshop in Atlanta just before SAA and
you
> could either bring the samples to the workshop for FREE analyses, have a
> colleague who is coming to SAA bring them OR send them to Dr. Claudia
> Brackett at California State University-Stanislaus(CSUS) or to GSU by the
> 17th of April.
>
> Alternately, you could have a representative of NITON stop by and analyze
> your material and other candidate materials "on the spot" and give you the
> data right then.
>
> I hope this helps.
>
> Rich Lundin, WRI
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: HISTORICAL ARCHAEOLOGY [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Susan
> Walter
> Sent: Wednesday, March 18, 2009 10:53 AM
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Re: Unknown ceramic alert!
>
> Rich,
> What is a pXRF unit?
> Susan
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Richard Lundin" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Wednesday, March 18, 2009 9:09 AM
> Subject: Re: Unknown ceramic alert!
>
>
> > Susan:
> >
> > Do you have you access to a pXRF unit? If so, check the chemistry of
your
> > sample vs. a sample of Tumacacori majolica that you probably can borrow
> from
> > Ron. Match the spectra of both samples. If they match or are close
they
> > are probably from the same source (and potter). If not, then a different
> > source. It is really that simple and quick. The chemistry of up to 35
> > elements by non-destructive pXRF does not lie. Call me if you have
> questions
> > on this.
> >
> > Rich Lundin, WRI
> > (209) 532-3873
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: HISTORICAL ARCHAEOLOGY [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of
Susan
> > Walter
> > Sent: Wednesday, March 18, 2009 10:08 AM
> > To: [log in to unmask]
> > Subject: Re: Unknown ceramic alert!
> >
> > I have already looked at these gorgeous illustrations & photos. Not sky
> > blue definately grey blue. Not burned. Its not Tumacacori that I can
> > tell. Have you seen Tumacacori that has a solid area at least 1 cm wide
> on
> > both sides of the vessel?
> >
> > (Has anyone ever made replications of these vessels in ceramic?)
> >
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Anita Cohen-Williams" <[log in to unmask]>
> > To: <[log in to unmask]>
> > Sent: Tuesday, March 17, 2009 7:12 PM
> > Subject: Re: Unknown ceramic alert!
> >
> >
> > > Take a look at these slides and see if it is Tumacacori Polychrome:
> > >
> > > http://www.colonialmaiolica.com/id4.html
> > >
> > > On Tue, Mar 17, 2009 at 7:33 PM, <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> > > > Could it be a Tumacacori majolica, with sky blue background? Is it
> > burned
> > > > for the grayish effect?
> > > >
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