The swift characterisation of ancient organic matter by FTIR, IR-fingerprinting and hierarchical cluster analysis.

Authors

  • Sven Isaksson Archaeological Research Laboratory, Department of Archaeology and Classical Studies, Stockholm University

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.65612/jonas.v12i.64491

Abstract

This paper presents a method for the swift and approxaimte characterisation of ancient organic materials. It is an application of Fourier Infrared Spectrometry and fingerprinting comparisons of pectra by correlation coefficients, evaluated through hierarchical cluster analysis. The paper hows that it i possible to make general categorisations using the method, and that the application of stat­istical methods facilitates the interpretation of old and ancient samples.

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Published

1999-01-01

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Vol. 12 (1999)

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