TY - JOUR A1 - Vasilescu, A. A1 - Constantinescu, B. A1 - Stan, D. A1 - Radtke, Martin A1 - Reinholz, Uwe A1 - Buzanich, Günter A1 - Ceccato, D. T1 - Studies on ancient silver metallurgy using SR XRF and micro-PIXE T2 - Radiation physics and chemistry N2 - This work presents a complex evaluation of a series of Geto-Thracian silver adornments found on Romanian territory, part of the 4th century BC Agighiol (Northern Dobruja) hoard and of an ingot from the 1st century BC Geto-Dacian Surcea (Transylvania) hoard, using Synchrotron Radiation X-Ray Fluorescence and micro- Proton Induced X-ray Emission analysis and mapping in order to investigate aspects related to the elemental composition of the metal and the metallurgy implied in their manufacture. One of the samples can be linked to Laurion as the source of metal, and several items contain silver probably originated in Macedonia. The set of silver items was found to be heteregenous as composition and microstructure, and corrosion-related elements could be also identified in the X-Ray maps. PB - Pergamon Press CY - Oxford [u.a.] ; Frankfurt, M. KW - Synchrotron radiation XRF KW - Micro-PIXE KW - Archaeological silver PY - 2015 UR - https://opus4.kobv.de/opus4-bam/frontdoor/index/index/docId/33809 AN - OPUS4-33809 SN - 0969-806X SN - 0020-7055 SN - 0146-5724 VL - 117 SP - 26 EP - 34 AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany