Iron Forms Fe(II) and Fe(III) Determination in Pre-Roman Iron Age Archaeological Pottery as a New Tool in Archaeometry
Lidia Kozak,
Andrzej Michałowski,
Jedrzej Proch,
Michal Krueger,
Octavian Munteanu,
Przemyslaw Niedzielski
Affiliations
Lidia Kozak
Department of Analytical Chemistry, Faculty of Chemistry, Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań, 8 Uniwersytetu Poznanskiego Street, 61-614 Poznań, Poland
Andrzej Michałowski
Faculty of Archaeology, Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań, 7 Uniwersytetu Poznanskiego Street, 61-614 Poznań, Poland
Jedrzej Proch
Department of Analytical Chemistry, Faculty of Chemistry, Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań, 8 Uniwersytetu Poznanskiego Street, 61-614 Poznań, Poland
Michal Krueger
Faculty of Archaeology, Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań, 7 Uniwersytetu Poznanskiego Street, 61-614 Poznań, Poland
Octavian Munteanu
World History Department, State Pedagogical University, 1 Ion Creanga Street, MD-2069 Chisinau, Moldova
Przemyslaw Niedzielski
Department of Analytical Chemistry, Faculty of Chemistry, Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań, 8 Uniwersytetu Poznanskiego Street, 61-614 Poznań, Poland
This article presents studies on iron speciation in the pottery obtained from archaeological sites. The determination of iron forms Fe(II) and Fe(III) has been provided by a very simple test that is available for routine analysis involving the technique of molecular absorption spectrophotometry (UV–Vis) in the acid leachable fraction of pottery. The elemental composition of the acid leachable fraction has been determined by inductively coupled plasma optical emission spectrometry (ICP-OES). Additionally, the total concentration of the selected elements has been determined by X-ray fluorescence spectrometry with energy dispersion (EDXRF). The results of the iron forms’ determinations in archaeological pottery samples have been applied in the archaeometric studies on the potential recognition of the pottery production technology, definitely going beyond the traditional analysis of the pottery colour.
