PIXE–PIGE analysis of Carolingian period glass from Slovenia

✍ Scribed by Ž. Šmit; D. Jezeršek; T. Knific; J. Istenič

• Publisher: Elsevier Science
• Year: 2009
• Tongue: English
• Weight: 438 KB
• Volume: 267
• Category: Article
• ISSN: 0168-583X
• DOI: 10.1016/j.nimb.2008.10.090

✦ Synopsis

Glass artifacts excavated from the Late Roman and Carolingian period site at Bašelj Slovenia were analyzed by the combined PIXE-PIGE method using a proton beam in air. The results show that the majority of objects and glass ingots were made of traditional Roman, natron-type glass. Increased titanium and other impurities were found indicating that the glass had been recycled several times. As the composition of the ingots was similar to the other objects, a possibility exists of a secondary glass workshop in the local vicinity. The typologically and stratigraphically dated objects confirm that the Roman glassmaking continued in the area of Eastern Alps well into the 9th century.