TY  - JOUR
AB  - A bronze vessel, containing solid black material, was found in a grave dated to the late eighth century BC and located in the Middle Tyrrhenian region. Two residue samples of this black material were subject to molecular characterization in order to assess first its composition and then the function of this precious object. Two different technique analyses, namely gas chromatography–mass spectrometry (GC–MS) and electrospray ionization Fourier transform ion cyclotron resonance mass spectrometry, in negative-ion mode (ESI(−) FTICR MS), were employed in that way. If GC–MS analysis is commonly used for the characterization of archaeological samples by identifying biomarkers related to organic material, FTICR MS was used to achieve a fast global molecular description with up to thousands of assignments. In addition, this technique enabled to hypothesize about the different materials involved in the black material composition. As a result, lipids, beeswax, conifer resin, and pitch from birch bark were supposed, which was thereafter confirmed by GC–MS. Consequently, FTICR MS can be regarded as an efficient tool for the fast profiling of the organic archaeological compounds.
AU  - Hertzog, J.
AU  - Fujii, H.*
AU  - Babbi, A.*
AU  - Lattuati-Derieux, A.*
AU  - Schmitt-Kopplin, P.
C1  - 62353
C2  - 50803
CY  - Tiergartenstrasse 17, D-69121 Heidelberg, Germany
TI  - Chemical composition overview on two organic residues from the inner part of an archaeological bronze vessel from Cumae (Italy) by GC–MS and FTICR MS analyses.
JO  - Eur. Phys. J. Plus
VL  - 136
IS  - 6
PB  - Springer Heidelberg
PY  - 2021
SN  - 2190-5444
ER  - 

TY  - JOUR
AB  - A simulation model has been previously established to calculate the absorbed gamma dose rate inside a room by exploiting the MCNP5 simulation software. This study applies that model on rooms built from different types of building materials. The materials are collected from the North-Sinai Peninsula in Egypt and from the Gaza Strip in Palestine. The Palestinian and the Egyptian samples are compared to see if there is any correlation between them.
AU  - Orabi, M.*
AU  - Abd-Elkader, M.M.*
AU  - Shinonaga, T.
AU  - Sherif, M.M.*
C1  - 53762
C2  - 45016
CY  - Elsevier House, Brookvale Plaza, East Park Shannon, Co, Clare, 00000, Ireland
TI  - Applying a simulation model to estimate the annual radiation doses in the North-Sinai Peninsula of Egypt and in the Gaza Strip in Palestine.
JO  - Eur. Phys. J. Plus
VL  - 133
IS  - 6
PB  - Elsevier Ireland Ltd
PY  - 2018
SN  - 2190-5444
ER  -