Finding chemical and physical evidence of heat treatment of ochre by using non-destructive methods : a preliminary study
| dc.contributor.author | Wojcieszak, Marine | |
| dc.date | 2017 | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2023-06-13T08:20:05Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2023-06-13T08:20:05Z | |
| dc.identifier.citation | Marine Wojcieszak, Tammy Hodgskiss, Philippe Colombar & Lyn Wadley, “Finding chemical and physical evidence of heat treatment of ochre by using non-destructive methods : a preliminary study”, in: Telmo Pereira, Xavier Terradas & Nuno Bicho (eds.), The exploitation of raw materials in Prehistory : sourcing, processing and distribution (Cambridge, 2017): pp. 587-600. | en_US |
| dc.identifier.isbn | 978-1-4438-9597-2 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://orfeo.belnet.be/handle/internal/11017 | |
| dc.description | Many Middle Stone Age (MSA) sites such as Rose Cottage and Sibudu Caves yield large quantities of ochre pieces (9000 pieces from Sibudu alone). Physico-chemical characterisation is required to add value to the prior studies of ochre use traces. This project involves a non-destructive and multi-analytical approach (including Raman spectroscopy, Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy, X-ray diffraction, scanning electron microscopy and X-ray fluorescence) to characterise ochre pieces. The main goal of these analyses is to establish a method to identify heated ochre pieces. This is investigated here predominantly through experimental heat treatment of geological pieces to create a database of heated ochre. Heat treatment is an indicator of advanced technological practices; this research will ultimately help to gain deeper understanding of behaviour and cognition of people living in the MSA. | en_US |
| dc.language | eng | en_US |
| dc.title | Finding chemical and physical evidence of heat treatment of ochre by using non-destructive methods : a preliminary study | en_US |
| dc.type | Book chapter | en_US |
| dc.subject.frascati | Chemical sciences | en_US |
| dc.audience | Scientific | en_US |
| Orfeo.peerreviewed | Not pertinent | en_US |
| dc.identifier.publisherlink | https://cambridgescholars.com/product/978-1-4438-9597-2 |
