Beyond the beam : evaluation and application of handheld X-ray fluorescence in archaeology

The starting point of this project was to bridge the gap between the Departments of Analytical Chemistry and Archaeology. Archaeology has evolved from a more historically and art-historically orientated field of research to a fully emancipated science, comfortably adopting GIS, 3D modelling and chemical analysis to serve its own needs. The rapidly evolving field of XRF (X-ray fluorescence) analysis and the development of a new generation of lightweight, high-performance handheld XRF analysers promised new possibilities for in situ elemental determination. The primary aim of this research proje... Mehr ...