Research Article

Archaeometric Studies on the Characterization and Deteriorations of Glass Artifacts of Su Terazisi and Kral Kızı Regions in Enez (Ainos) Excavation

Number: 16 July 31, 2021
  • Didem Çolak-büyüksoy *
  • Ali Akın Akyol
  • Işıl Özsait-kocabaş
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Archaeometric Studies on the Characterization and Deteriorations of Glass Artifacts of Su Terazisi and Kral Kızı Regions in Enez (Ainos) Excavation

Abstract

Archaeometric investigations were carried out to determine and correlate the chemical contents with the layers of deterioration of the 19 glass finds dating to the Roman Period uncovered from Su Terazisi and Kral Kızı Regions of Enez (Ainos) ancient city. The physical condition of glass finds was firstly examined, the layers of deterioration on the glass surface were documented with photographs, their thickness was measured with a digital thickness meter, their colors were identified by a chromameter, and images of the bubbles and deterioration products were taken under an optical microscope. When the deterioration layers of the samples belonging to the Roman Period were examined visually and with an optical microscope, the types of deterioration resulting from the chemical composition of the glass, such as iridescence, dulling, black discoloration and pitting were identified. A table was created of the existing degree of deterioration. Micro-XRF and Polarized Energy Dispersive-X-Ray Fluorescence (PED-XRF), Scanning Electron Microscope-Energy Dispersive Spectrometry (SEM-EDS), and Raman (Confocal) Spectroscopy methods were used to determine the element and mineralogical contents, and the deterioration layer of the glass samples. When all the archaeometric results were evaluated, it was revealed that there was a difference between the bulk glass and the deterioration layers.

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Supporting Institution

This study was funded by the Scientific Research Projects Coordination Unit of Istanbul University. Project number: 34068.

Thanks

The authors owe a debt of gratitude to the Scientific Research Projects Coordination Unit of Istanbul University, Prof. Dr. Sait Başaran, Prof. Dr. Yusuf Kağan Kadioğlu and Assist. Prof. Dr. Kıymet Deniz (Ankara University, Earth Science Application and Research Center-YEBİM) for the XRF and Raman analyses, Emine Torgan Güzel (Turkish Cultural Foundation, Cultural Heritage Preservation and Natural Dyes Project) for SEM-EDS analysis, project laboratory assistant Gülşen Albuz Geren (Ankara Hacı Bayram Veli University Historical Material Research and Conservation Laboratory-MAKLAB) for sample preparations.

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English

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Research Article

Authors

Didem Çolak-büyüksoy * This is me
0000-0001-5814-4523
Türkiye

Ali Akın Akyol This is me
0000-0002-4174-575X
Türkiye

Işıl Özsait-kocabaş This is me
0000-0002-1926-0764
Türkiye

Publication Date

July 31, 2021

Submission Date

January 31, 2021

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Year 2021 Number: 16

APA
Çolak-büyüksoy, D., Akyol, A. A., & Özsait-kocabaş, I. (2021). Archaeometric Studies on the Characterization and Deteriorations of Glass Artifacts of Su Terazisi and Kral Kızı Regions in Enez (Ainos) Excavation. Art-Sanat, 16, 87-122. https://izlik.org/JA95PY53HA
AMA
1.Çolak-büyüksoy D, Akyol AA, Özsait-kocabaş I. Archaeometric Studies on the Characterization and Deteriorations of Glass Artifacts of Su Terazisi and Kral Kızı Regions in Enez (Ainos) Excavation. Art-Sanat. 2021;(16):87-122. https://izlik.org/JA95PY53HA
Chicago
Çolak-büyüksoy, Didem, Ali Akın Akyol, and Işıl Özsait-kocabaş. 2021. “Archaeometric Studies on the Characterization and Deteriorations of Glass Artifacts of Su Terazisi and Kral Kızı Regions in Enez (Ainos) Excavation”. Art-Sanat, nos. 16: 87-122. https://izlik.org/JA95PY53HA.
EndNote
Çolak-büyüksoy D, Akyol AA, Özsait-kocabaş I (July 1, 2021) Archaeometric Studies on the Characterization and Deteriorations of Glass Artifacts of Su Terazisi and Kral Kızı Regions in Enez (Ainos) Excavation. Art-Sanat 16 87–122.
IEEE
[1]D. Çolak-büyüksoy, A. A. Akyol, and I. Özsait-kocabaş, “Archaeometric Studies on the Characterization and Deteriorations of Glass Artifacts of Su Terazisi and Kral Kızı Regions in Enez (Ainos) Excavation”, Art-Sanat, no. 16, pp. 87–122, July 2021, [Online]. Available: https://izlik.org/JA95PY53HA
ISNAD
Çolak-büyüksoy, Didem - Akyol, Ali Akın - Özsait-kocabaş, Işıl. “Archaeometric Studies on the Characterization and Deteriorations of Glass Artifacts of Su Terazisi and Kral Kızı Regions in Enez (Ainos) Excavation”. Art-Sanat. 16 (July 1, 2021): 87-122. https://izlik.org/JA95PY53HA.
JAMA
1.Çolak-büyüksoy D, Akyol AA, Özsait-kocabaş I. Archaeometric Studies on the Characterization and Deteriorations of Glass Artifacts of Su Terazisi and Kral Kızı Regions in Enez (Ainos) Excavation. Art-Sanat. 2021;:87–122.
MLA
Çolak-büyüksoy, Didem, et al. “Archaeometric Studies on the Characterization and Deteriorations of Glass Artifacts of Su Terazisi and Kral Kızı Regions in Enez (Ainos) Excavation”. Art-Sanat, no. 16, July 2021, pp. 87-122, https://izlik.org/JA95PY53HA.
Vancouver
1.Didem Çolak-büyüksoy, Ali Akın Akyol, Işıl Özsait-kocabaş. Archaeometric Studies on the Characterization and Deteriorations of Glass Artifacts of Su Terazisi and Kral Kızı Regions in Enez (Ainos) Excavation. Art-Sanat [Internet]. 2021 Jul. 1;(16):87-122. Available from: https://izlik.org/JA95PY53HA