Data · dataset · 2024
Ageing characterization and origin traceability of archaeological amber artefacts via FTIR spectroscopy and pyrolysis-gas chromatography/mass spectrometry
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Description
The archaeological amber artefacts from various periods in China provide valuable insights into ancient international trade and cultural interactions. This study investigated several archaeological amber arte- facts (Arc 1–6) from the collection of the Hunan Museum, originating from different historical periods. The examination of the ageing characteristics of the cross-section and weathered surface was carried out using scanning electron microscopy (SEM), Fourier Transform Infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy and Pyrolysis- gas chromatography/mass spectrometry (Py-GC/MS) to analyse the functional groups and chemical com- positions. FTIR spectroscopy proved limited information in determining the origin due to natural ageing causing alterations in peak shape/position or signal noise. Py-GC/MS analysis identified the amber arte- facts as succinite and revealed that a set of compounds can serve as markers for identifying the origin. The pyrogram patterns classified the samples into two groups based on the marker content. Py-GC/MS results indicated that hydrolysis is an inevitable degradation process during the burial of succinite. Ad- ditionally, amber went slow oxidation in low-oxygen environments, leading to cyclization and the for- mation of polycyclic structures. This research highlights the ageing characteristics of amber artefacts and demonstrates that Py-GC/MS is an effective way in determining the provenance of significantly degraded samples, providing clues to ancient trade routes and cultural exchanges via the Silk Road.
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- DOI doi.org/10.57760/sciencedb.18986 ↗
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- OAI-PMH record scidb.cn/oai?verb=GetRecord&metadataPrefix=oai_dc&identifier=10.57760%2… ↗
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Topics
- From keywords
- Chemistry · Earth & Environmental Science · Engineering · Humanities · Life Sciences · Social Science
- Inferred from text
- Archaeology 70% · Mass spectrometry 75% · Microscopy 75%
Provenance · 1 source records, 14 field assertions
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| ScienceDB | 10.57760/sciencedb.18986 | 10 d ago | JSON v1 |
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| concepts[field].anzsrc:group:4301 | enrichment · scidb cn | taxonomy-embedding@1.0.0 | title+keywords+description (70%) |
| concepts[field].local:field:chemistry | mapping · scidb cn | connector:scidb_cn@1.0.0 | |
| concepts[field].local:field:earth-environmental | mapping · scidb cn | connector:scidb_cn@1.0.0 | |
| concepts[field].local:field:engineering | mapping · scidb cn | connector:scidb_cn@1.0.0 | |
| concepts[field].local:field:humanities | mapping · scidb cn | connector:scidb_cn@1.0.0 | |
| concepts[field].local:field:life-sciences | mapping · scidb cn | connector:scidb_cn@1.0.0 | |
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| concepts[modality].local:modality:mass-spectrometry | enrichment · scidb cn | keyword-concept-rules@1.0.0 | title+description (75%) |
| concepts[modality].local:modality:microscopy | enrichment · scidb cn | keyword-concept-rules@1.0.0 | title+description (75%) |
| description | source · scidb cn | connector:scidb_cn@1.0.0 | /metadata/dc/description |
| license | source · scidb cn | connector:scidb_cn@1.0.0 | /metadata/dc/rights |
| publication_date | source · scidb cn | connector:scidb_cn@1.0.0 | |
| title | source · scidb cn | connector:scidb_cn@1.0.0 | /metadata/dc/title |