Discovery of Unusual Minerals in Paleolithic Black Pigments from Lascaux (France) and Ekain (Spain)
Description:
Analyses of archaeological materials aim to rediscover the know-how of Prehistoric people by determining the nature of the painting matter, its preparation mode, and the geographic origin of its raw materials. This study deals with identification of manganese oxides in black pigments by micro-XANES (X-ray absorption near-edge structure) based on previous TEM (transmission electron microscopy) studies. Complex mixtures of the manganese oxides studied are present in some of mankind's oldest known…
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Date:
December 13, 2006
Creator:
Chalmin, E.; Farges, F.; Vignaud, C.; Susini, J.; Menu, M. & Brown, G. E., Jr.
Partner:
UNT Libraries Government Documents Department