TY - CONF A1 - Masic, Admir A1 - Rabin, Ira A1 - Chierotti, M. R. A1 - Gobetto, R. A1 - Martra, G. A1 - Coluccia, S. A1 - Masic, A. T1 - Solid State and Unilateral NMR study og Deterioration of dead Sea scroll Fragments T2 - Technart 2011 CY - Berlin, Germany DA - 2011-04-26 PY - 2011 AN - OPUS4-24278 LA - deu AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Masic, Admir A1 - Rabin, Ira A1 - Hahn, Oliver A1 - Schade, U. A1 - Ortolani, M. A1 - Lee, J. A1 - Schmidt, M. A1 - Coluccia, T1 - Dead sea Scrolls: materials characterisation by means of synchrotron based µ-FTIR spectroscopy T2 - III° Convegno internazionale: "Scienza e patrimonio culturale nel mediterrano", Diagnostica e conservazione:esperienze e proposte per una Carta del Rischio CY - Palermo, Italy DA - 2007-10-17 PY - 2007 AN - OPUS4-15028 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Hahn, Oliver A1 - Rabin, Ira A1 - Wolff, Timo A1 - Kanngießer, B. A1 - Malzer, W. A1 - Mantouvalou, I. A1 - Schade, U. A1 - Masic, Admir A1 - Weinberg, G. T1 - Non-destructive investigation of the dead sea scrolls N2 - The Dead Sea Scrolls belong to the most important cultural assets of mankind. Their long term preservation and study is a challenge that demands an interdisciplinary approach. As early as the 1950s natural scientists assisted the scholars in studying the scrolls. It was at this time that the first extensive study of the scroll material took place. It was found that most fragments were written not on leather but on parchment. In addition, a method for determining the age of the parchment was developed which is still of value today. In the 1990s the AMS-C14 method confirmed the palaeographic determination of the age of the manuscripts. The use of carbon ink throughout the scrolls is also consistent with the known scribal practices of that time. There are, however, manuscripts, and among them the famous Genesis Apocryphon Scroll, which exhibit ink corrosion, normally associated with iron-gall inks. Today, 60 years after their discovery, a community of scientists from the Jewish National and University Library (JNUL), the Technical University of Berlin (TU Berlin), the Federal Institute for Materials Research and Testing (BAM) and Fritz-Haber-Institute of the MPG (FHI) set out to scientifically investigate the finds of Qumran using the most modern methods. The results of the study will be used to determine the provenance of the texts as well as to contribute to their long-term preservation. A considerable part of the non-destructive investigation is taking place in the Berlin State Library and at the Berliner Elektronenspeicherring-Gesellschaft für Synchrotronstrahlung , BESSY II. Preliminary investigations, performed at the BAM on some fragments, were used to evaluate the extent to which X-ray analytical methods can provide information regarding the geographical origin of the fragments and match the individual pieces. The interpretation of the measurement results is made more difficult by age and storage of the objects. It is believed that ageing processes as well as conservation methods have altered the samples in addition to the changes caused by environmental influences. In collaboration with the TU Berlin, the samples from the parchments found in the caves near Qumran were tested by means of three-dimensional synchrotron based X-ray fluorescence analysis (3D-SyXRF). The aim of this non-destructive investigation was the identification of the inorganic material used in the manufacture of the parchments. The XRF experiments are supported by the non-destructive analysis by means of synchrotron based infrared spectroscopy (SyFTIR) in collaboration with BESSY II as well as optical and electron microscopy in collaboration with Fritz-Haber-Institute (FHI). T2 - Art 2008, 9th International Conference CY - Jerusalem, Israel DA - 2008-05-25 KW - Cultural heritage KW - Archaeometry KW - Micro-XRF KW - Quantification KW - Parchment KW - DSS PY - 2008 IS - CD-ROM SP - 1 EP - 7 PB - ISAS International Seminars CY - Jerusalem, Israel AN - OPUS4-17547 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Masic, Admir A1 - Rabin, Ira A1 - Schütz, Roman A1 - Hahn, Oliver A1 - Fratzl, P. A1 - Masic, A. T1 - Polarized Raman Spectroscopy Approach for In-situ damage assessment of Collagen within Ancient manuscripts: The Temple Scroll Case T2 - Technart 2011 CY - Berlin, Germany DA - 2011-04-26 PY - 2011 AN - OPUS4-24277 LA - deu AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER -