Title :

Archaeological Mortar Characterization Using Laser-Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy (LIBS) Imaging Microscopy

Author(s) :

Richiero, Sarah [Auteur]
Institut Lumière Matière [Villeurbanne] [ILM]
Archéologie et Archéométrie [ArAr]
Sandoval, Claudio [Auteur]
Institut Lumière Matière [Villeurbanne] [ILM]
Universidad de Concepción = University of Concepción [Chile] [UdeC]
Oberlin, Christine [Auteur]
Archéologie et Archéométrie [ArAr]
Schmitt, Anne [Auteur]
Archéologie et Archéométrie [ArAr]
Lefevre, Jean-Claude [Auteur]
Archéologie et Archéométrie [ArAr]
Bensalah-Ledoux, Amina [Auteur]
Institut Lumière Matière [Villeurbanne] [ILM]
Prigent, Daniel [Auteur]
Direction Régionale des Affaires Culturelles Pays de la Loire [DRAC - Pays de la Loire]
Coquidé, Catherine [Auteur]
Institut national de recherches archéologiques préventives [Inrap]
Valois, Antoine [Auteur]
Institut national de recherches archéologiques préventives [Inrap]
Giletti, Federico [Auteur]
University of Naples Federico II = Università degli studi di Napoli Federico II
Pelascini, Frédéric [Auteur]

Duponchel, Ludovic [Auteur]
Laboratoire Avancé de Spectroscopie pour les Intéractions la Réactivité et l'Environnement (LASIRE) - UMR 8516
Comby-Zerbino, Clothilde [Auteur]
Institut Lumière Matière [Villeurbanne] [ILM]
Motto-Ros, Vincent [Auteur]
Institut Lumière Matière [Villeurbanne] [ILM]

Journal title :

Applied Spectroscopy

Volume number :

76

Pages :

978-987

Publication date :

2022

HAL domain(s) :

Planète et Univers [physics]/Sciences de la Terre

English abstract : [en]

Lime mortar is a complex mixture resulting from hardening of lime, water, and aggregates. Lime mortar was used from the time of the Roman Empire until the Industrial Revolution. The recipes used differ according to the ...
Show more >Lime mortar is a complex mixture resulting from hardening of lime, water, and aggregates. Lime mortar was used from the time of the Roman Empire until the Industrial Revolution. The recipes used differ according to the period, geographical area of preparation, craftsman, or function. This is why the study of archaeological mortars is of such great importance in building archaeology. In this study, we used laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy (LIBS) to characterize the elemental composition of three lime mortar samples with a µ-LIBS instrument, allowing elemental image compilation. These samples originate from three different geographical locations: Angers (France), Dardilly (France), and Pompeii (Italy), and were taken from buildings that had different functions: cathedral, aqueduct, and house, respectively. Thanks to image processing and the creation of masks, it was possible to extract not only the lime signature and nature of the aggregate but also its granulometry and circularity. All this information is essential for cultural heritage research. This study shows the potential of the LIBS technique in archaeometric analysis of archaeological mortars.Show less >

Audience :

Non spécifiée

Popular science :

Non

Administrative institution(s) :

ENSCL
CNRS
Université de Lille

Collections :

• Laboratoire Avancé de Spectroscopie pour les Intéractions la Réactivité et l'Environnement (LASIRE) - UMR 8516

Research team(s) :

Propriétés magnéto structurales des matériaux (PMSM)

Submission date :

2024-02-21T17:11:50Z
2024-02-23T13:12:59Z