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Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM-EDX) of Artifacts from Sites of the Late Bronze–Early Iron Age in the Northern Pontic Region

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This paper considers the application of scanning electron microscopy (SEM-EDX) analysis for the determination of mineralogical and geochemical compositions of different artifacts such as metal items, ceramics, white paste for pottery inlay, metallurgical slag from sites of the Late Bronze–Early Iron Age (Saharna Mare, Glinjeni II-La Șanț, Hadjillar, Tarasova Balka) in the Northern Pontic region. Based on the chemical composition and associations of minerals, possible raw material sources, the temperatures and firing conditions, as well as technological features of white-paste production, are considered.

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This work was financially supported by the Russian Science Foundation (project no. 22-18-00065, https://rscf.ru/project/22-18-00065/) “Cultural and Historical Processes and the Paleoenvironment in the Late Bronze—Early Iran Age of the North-West Pontic Region: Interdisciplinary Approach” at the Herzen State Pedagogical University.

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  1. Herzen State Pedagogical University, 191186, St. Petersburg, Russia

    M. A. Kulkova, M. T. Kashuba, A. M. Kulkov, M. N. Vetrova & M. A. Streltsov

  2. Institute of the History for Material Culture, Russian Academy of Sciences, 191186, St. Petersburg, Russia

    M. T. Kashuba

  3. St. Petersburg State University, 199155, St. Petersburg, Russia

    A. M. Kulkov & M. N. Vetrova

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Kulkova, M.A., Kashuba, M.T., Kulkov, A.M. et al. Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM-EDX) of Artifacts from Sites of the Late Bronze–Early Iron Age in the Northern Pontic Region. Nanotechnol Russia 18, 670–679 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1134/S2635167623600396

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