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Portable X-Ray fluorescence analysis of Late Bronze Age glass from Amarna

Name of repository
Portable X-Ray fluorescence analysis of Late Bronze Age glass from Amarna
Additional name(s)
  • KBLT
Repository URL
http://repository.edition-topoi.org/collection/KBLT
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Description
Cobalt was commonly used as a colourant in the Egyptian glass industries of the 18th dynasty, dark blue glass being a regular find at palatial and settlement sites, including Amarna and Malqata. The main source of cobalt ore used during this period has been identified in the Egyptian Western Desert, around the oases of Kharga and Dakhla. The data presented here was obtained in order to better understand the chaîne opératoire of Late Bronze Age glass production and -working, in particular with regard to cobalt ore. For this purpose, chemical analysis by portable X-Ray fluorescence (pXRF) was carried out in the field on contextualised archaeological material excavated at the site of Amarna, which cannot be exported from Egypt for analysis. In addition, glass and other vitreous materials from the same site, but without a more precise archaeological context, were analysed in the Egyptian Museum and Papyrus Collection, Berlin. The results of this study demonstrate how cobalt ore from various sub-sources was used in the known workshop sites at Amarna, resulting in a deeper understanding of raw materials use and exchange across this settlemen
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Persistent identifier(s) of the repository
  • doi: 10.17171/2-15
Repository size
2 research objects
Mission statement for designated community
http://repository.edition-topoi.org/collection/KBLT
Research data repository language(s)
  • English
Institution name
Excellence Cluster TOPOI, A-6 Economic Space
Contact(s)
Country
Germany
Type(s) of responsibility
  • funding
Type of institution
non-profit
Institution name
Freie Universität Berlin
Identifier(s)
  • RRID:nlx_40982
  • SCR_011246
  • ROR:046ak2485
Country
Germany
Type(s) of responsibility
  • general
Type of institution
non-profit
Institution name
Rathgen-Forschungslabor
Contact(s)
Country
Germany
Type(s) of responsibility
  • general
Type of institution
non-profit
Institution name
Staatliche Museen zu Berlin
Identifier(s)
  • ROR:02ysgg478;
Contact(s)
Country
Germany
Type(s) of responsibility
  • general
Type of institution
non-profit

Policies (2)

Policy Name
Conditions for Use
Policy Name
Envisioning the Berlin Declaration on Open Access to Knowledge in the Sciences and Humanities

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Type of access to research data repository
open

Database licenses (1)

Database License
CC

Data access (1)

Type of access to data
open

Data licenses (1)

DataLicense
CC

Data upload (1)

Type of data upload
closed
Persistent identifier system(s)
  • DOI
Data citation guideline
https://www.edition-topoi.org/publishing_with_us/
Enhanced Publication
unknown
Quality management
unknown

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Entry date
2019-09-20
Last update
2024-01-26
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re3data.org: Portable X-Ray fluorescence analysis of Late Bronze Age glass from Amarna; editing status 2024-01-26; re3data.org - Registry of Research Data Repositories. http://doi.org/10.17616/R31NJMMV last accessed: 2024-04-25