Abstract The process of staining was frequently employed to enhance or alter the color of agate beads in ancient times. One of the key challenges in studying ancient beads is comprehending the intricate techniques employed to color agate stones. An understanding of the staining mechanism from a mineralogical standpoint offers insights into the level of technological advancement in different civilizations. In this study, the mineral structure of eight ancient agate beads from Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, NW China, was analyzed using Micro X-ray fluorescence (µXRF), Raman spectroscopy, Scanning Electron Microscope (SEM), and Fourier Transform Infrared (FTIR) techniques. The color, transparency, mineral phase, and surface roughness of the beads were examined, revealing variations ranging from colorless to light violet to dark violet. Raman and FTIR spectroscopy were employed to determine the SiO 2 phase and the changes in optical characteristics of agate beads after artificial staining. The black color of the beads was formed by carbon penetration, while the red color was produced by heating. The coexistence of α-quartz and moganite phases in the red, the dark red, the black, the idiochromatic white and the part translucent zones of the ancient beads was confirmed by the 464 cm −1 peak of α-quartz and the 502 cm −1 peak of moganite phase. The analyzed red, the dark red, the black, the idiochromatic white and the part translucent zones exhibited remarkably similar FTIR spectral features, with two prominent bands at ~ 1097 and ~ 1187 cm −1 , as well as two weak bands at 798 and 778 cm −1 , indicating the presence of moganite and α-quartz in the unetched ancient beads. In contrast to the idiochromatic white appearance of natural agate, the scattered white coloration in etched beads was generated by an etching reaction. Both Raman and FTIR spectroscopy indicated the absence of moganite in etched beads, indicating that the scattered white color was produced by the loss of moganite and a portion of α-quartz, resulting in a rough surface.
{"title":"Artificial coloration of ancient agate beads: a mineralogical study","authors":"Xiaoguang Li, Haozhong Xue, Xinhua Wu, Dahai Qin, Daiming Chen, Jiangyan Yuan, Zihua Tang","doi":"10.1186/s40494-023-01039-7","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1186/s40494-023-01039-7","url":null,"abstract":"Abstract The process of staining was frequently employed to enhance or alter the color of agate beads in ancient times. One of the key challenges in studying ancient beads is comprehending the intricate techniques employed to color agate stones. An understanding of the staining mechanism from a mineralogical standpoint offers insights into the level of technological advancement in different civilizations. In this study, the mineral structure of eight ancient agate beads from Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, NW China, was analyzed using Micro X-ray fluorescence (µXRF), Raman spectroscopy, Scanning Electron Microscope (SEM), and Fourier Transform Infrared (FTIR) techniques. The color, transparency, mineral phase, and surface roughness of the beads were examined, revealing variations ranging from colorless to light violet to dark violet. Raman and FTIR spectroscopy were employed to determine the SiO 2 phase and the changes in optical characteristics of agate beads after artificial staining. The black color of the beads was formed by carbon penetration, while the red color was produced by heating. The coexistence of α-quartz and moganite phases in the red, the dark red, the black, the idiochromatic white and the part translucent zones of the ancient beads was confirmed by the 464 cm −1 peak of α-quartz and the 502 cm −1 peak of moganite phase. The analyzed red, the dark red, the black, the idiochromatic white and the part translucent zones exhibited remarkably similar FTIR spectral features, with two prominent bands at ~ 1097 and ~ 1187 cm −1 , as well as two weak bands at 798 and 778 cm −1 , indicating the presence of moganite and α-quartz in the unetched ancient beads. In contrast to the idiochromatic white appearance of natural agate, the scattered white coloration in etched beads was generated by an etching reaction. Both Raman and FTIR spectroscopy indicated the absence of moganite in etched beads, indicating that the scattered white color was produced by the loss of moganite and a portion of α-quartz, resulting in a rough surface.","PeriodicalId":13109,"journal":{"name":"Heritage Science","volume":"49 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-09-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"134990448","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"艺术学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2023-09-12DOI: 10.1186/s40494-023-01041-z
Bahadir Ergun, Cumhur Sahin, Furkan Bilucan
Abstract Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) are often preferred for modeling cultural heritage buildings due to their costs and time savings. The need for data collection, analysis, processing, and visual presentation in the context of cultural heritage buildings has become prominent, underscoring the significance of the concept of Level of Detail (LoD). The utilization of CityGML LoD standards enhances the performance of visual presentations, decreases the geometric complexity of objects, and enables users to view the model at the desired level of detail within a computerized environment. Within the scope of this study, it is aimed to determine the accuracy analysis of the 3D model for a cultural building, which is named Hekimbaşı Hunting Lodge, at different LoDs. Drawings were created at LoD 0-1-2-3 levels with 418 photographs taken by the UAV photogrammetry method. Additionally, conservative and UAV measures of facade detail at the same LoD were compared in terms of accuracy. As a result, RMSE values for X, Y, and Z axes at LoD3 standard were calculated as 1.394 cm, 0.861 cm, and 0.694 cm, respectively. It has been concluded that the high-accuracy LoD models for the cultural building could be produced using the UAV photogrammetry method at the desired accuracy.
{"title":"Level of detail (LoD) geometric analysis of relief mapping employing 3D modeling via UAV images in cultural heritage studies","authors":"Bahadir Ergun, Cumhur Sahin, Furkan Bilucan","doi":"10.1186/s40494-023-01041-z","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1186/s40494-023-01041-z","url":null,"abstract":"Abstract Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) are often preferred for modeling cultural heritage buildings due to their costs and time savings. The need for data collection, analysis, processing, and visual presentation in the context of cultural heritage buildings has become prominent, underscoring the significance of the concept of Level of Detail (LoD). The utilization of CityGML LoD standards enhances the performance of visual presentations, decreases the geometric complexity of objects, and enables users to view the model at the desired level of detail within a computerized environment. Within the scope of this study, it is aimed to determine the accuracy analysis of the 3D model for a cultural building, which is named Hekimbaşı Hunting Lodge, at different LoDs. Drawings were created at LoD 0-1-2-3 levels with 418 photographs taken by the UAV photogrammetry method. Additionally, conservative and UAV measures of facade detail at the same LoD were compared in terms of accuracy. As a result, RMSE values for X, Y, and Z axes at LoD3 standard were calculated as 1.394 cm, 0.861 cm, and 0.694 cm, respectively. It has been concluded that the high-accuracy LoD models for the cultural building could be produced using the UAV photogrammetry method at the desired accuracy.","PeriodicalId":13109,"journal":{"name":"Heritage Science","volume":"28 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-09-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"135787560","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"艺术学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2023-09-11DOI: 10.1186/s40494-023-01047-7
Thomas Rose, Shay Bar, Yotam Asscher, Yuval Goren
{"title":"Correction: Identification of Fazael 2 (4000–3900 BCE) as first lost wax casting workshop in the Chalcolithic Southern Levant","authors":"Thomas Rose, Shay Bar, Yotam Asscher, Yuval Goren","doi":"10.1186/s40494-023-01047-7","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1186/s40494-023-01047-7","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":13109,"journal":{"name":"Heritage Science","volume":"38 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-09-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"135981010","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"艺术学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2023-09-11DOI: 10.1186/s40494-023-01025-z
Jianbin Pan, Nuo Xu, Yuyang Tang, Meijing Cheng, Lin Zhang, Bing Wang, Jingwen Lan
Abstract The Great Wall of China was a military facility that has been continuously built and used for over thousands of years, and is a world-renowned cultural heritage site today. The plants growing on top surface of the Great Wall caused the damage of the Great Wall, but the process of removing these plants may further damage the body of the Great Wall. In this paper, based on the Analytic Hierarchy Process and the expert Delphi method, we selected 13 specific indices from three Constraint Layer factors, and then estimated and identified 45 species/categories of plants on top surface of the Dazhuangke section of the Great Wall. The results showthe constitution and the evaluation gradeof the evaluation system. The factor of Disruptive Effects plays the main guidance role in the evaluation system of the Constraint Layer; The indices of Impact on the Near Side Wall is the core element of the evaluation model with the highest weight of the Standard Layer. And the “Preservation”, “Partial Preservation”and “Removal” recommendations were given based on three evaluation grade (from Grade I to Grade III). This research provides scientific basis for the protective repair of the Great Wallheritage as well as "Garden on the Great Wall".
{"title":"Quantitative evaluation of plants on top surface of the Great Wall in Dazhuangke using the analytical hierarchy process","authors":"Jianbin Pan, Nuo Xu, Yuyang Tang, Meijing Cheng, Lin Zhang, Bing Wang, Jingwen Lan","doi":"10.1186/s40494-023-01025-z","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1186/s40494-023-01025-z","url":null,"abstract":"Abstract The Great Wall of China was a military facility that has been continuously built and used for over thousands of years, and is a world-renowned cultural heritage site today. The plants growing on top surface of the Great Wall caused the damage of the Great Wall, but the process of removing these plants may further damage the body of the Great Wall. In this paper, based on the Analytic Hierarchy Process and the expert Delphi method, we selected 13 specific indices from three Constraint Layer factors, and then estimated and identified 45 species/categories of plants on top surface of the Dazhuangke section of the Great Wall. The results showthe constitution and the evaluation gradeof the evaluation system. The factor of Disruptive Effects plays the main guidance role in the evaluation system of the Constraint Layer; The indices of Impact on the Near Side Wall is the core element of the evaluation model with the highest weight of the Standard Layer. And the “Preservation”, “Partial Preservation”and “Removal” recommendations were given based on three evaluation grade (from Grade I to Grade III). This research provides scientific basis for the protective repair of the Great Wallheritage as well as \"Garden on the Great Wall\".","PeriodicalId":13109,"journal":{"name":"Heritage Science","volume":"9 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-09-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"135938809","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"艺术学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2023-09-08DOI: 10.1186/s40494-023-01018-y
P. Forys, Robert Sitnik, Jakub Markiewicz, E. Bunsch
{"title":"Fast adaptive multimodal feature registration (FAMFR): an effective high-resolution point clouds registration workflow for cultural heritage interiors","authors":"P. Forys, Robert Sitnik, Jakub Markiewicz, E. Bunsch","doi":"10.1186/s40494-023-01018-y","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1186/s40494-023-01018-y","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":13109,"journal":{"name":"Heritage Science","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.5,"publicationDate":"2023-09-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"45052072","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"艺术学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2023-09-07DOI: 10.1186/s40494-023-01026-y
Martin Thomas Falk, Eva Hagsten
{"title":"Assessing different measures of fire risk for Cultural World Heritage Sites","authors":"Martin Thomas Falk, Eva Hagsten","doi":"10.1186/s40494-023-01026-y","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1186/s40494-023-01026-y","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":13109,"journal":{"name":"Heritage Science","volume":" ","pages":"1-15"},"PeriodicalIF":2.5,"publicationDate":"2023-09-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"45248243","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"艺术学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
G. Gigante, Roberto Cesareo, Angel Bustamante, Arabel Fernández, Régulo Franco, S. Azeredo, R. Lopes
The authors studied forty-three beautiful nose ornaments from the Moche tomb of the Lady of Cao, located in the north of Peru, which has been dated to be around 300–400 d.C. Of these items, thirty-nine are composed of a sheet of gold alloy joined together in various manners to a silver alloy sheet, which provides a strong contrast at their interface. Two nose ornaments are on gold alloy and two on silver alloy. These nose ornaments were studied using the following methods: (i) Energy-dispersive X-ray fluorescence (EDXRF); (ii) Transmission of monoenergetic X-rays (XRT) and (iii) X-ray Radiography (RAD). The conclusion, deduced from all applied methods, was that two sheets of gold and silver alloys were joined together with various methods, including gluing, mechanically joining, soldering, smelting with the aid of heating or using mercury to create an amalgam. It cannot be excluded that a few areas, visibly appearing as silver, were obtained by depletion silvering from the base Au-Cu-Ag alloy. By analyzing a fragment from the silver area of a nose ornament and by studying a few other nose ornaments from the tomb of the Lady of Cao in situ, G. Ingo and co-workers concluded that a unique sheet of three-component alloy (Ag-Cu-Au), whichemployed and transformed the surface of the objects to appear to be gold and silver by depletion gilding and silvering.
{"title":"Studies and Considerations on Forty-Three Gold and Silver Nose Ornaments from the Moche Tomb of the Lady of Cao","authors":"G. Gigante, Roberto Cesareo, Angel Bustamante, Arabel Fernández, Régulo Franco, S. Azeredo, R. Lopes","doi":"10.3390/heritage6090328","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3390/heritage6090328","url":null,"abstract":"The authors studied forty-three beautiful nose ornaments from the Moche tomb of the Lady of Cao, located in the north of Peru, which has been dated to be around 300–400 d.C. Of these items, thirty-nine are composed of a sheet of gold alloy joined together in various manners to a silver alloy sheet, which provides a strong contrast at their interface. Two nose ornaments are on gold alloy and two on silver alloy. These nose ornaments were studied using the following methods: (i) Energy-dispersive X-ray fluorescence (EDXRF); (ii) Transmission of monoenergetic X-rays (XRT) and (iii) X-ray Radiography (RAD). The conclusion, deduced from all applied methods, was that two sheets of gold and silver alloys were joined together with various methods, including gluing, mechanically joining, soldering, smelting with the aid of heating or using mercury to create an amalgam. It cannot be excluded that a few areas, visibly appearing as silver, were obtained by depletion silvering from the base Au-Cu-Ag alloy. By analyzing a fragment from the silver area of a nose ornament and by studying a few other nose ornaments from the tomb of the Lady of Cao in situ, G. Ingo and co-workers concluded that a unique sheet of three-component alloy (Ag-Cu-Au), whichemployed and transformed the surface of the objects to appear to be gold and silver by depletion gilding and silvering.","PeriodicalId":13109,"journal":{"name":"Heritage Science","volume":"315 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.5,"publicationDate":"2023-09-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"80088564","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"艺术学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2023-09-06DOI: 10.1186/s40494-023-01030-2
Thomas Rose, Stefano Natali, Andrea Brotzu, Shay Bar, Yuval Goren
{"title":"First evidence for alloying practices in the Chalcolithic Southern Levant (4500–3800 BCE) as revealed by metallography","authors":"Thomas Rose, Stefano Natali, Andrea Brotzu, Shay Bar, Yuval Goren","doi":"10.1186/s40494-023-01030-2","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1186/s40494-023-01030-2","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":13109,"journal":{"name":"Heritage Science","volume":" ","pages":"1-15"},"PeriodicalIF":2.5,"publicationDate":"2023-09-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"45736771","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"艺术学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2023-09-06DOI: 10.1186/s40494-023-01034-y
Yan Huang, Shengdan Yang
{"title":"Spatio-temporal evolution and distribution of cultural heritage sites along the Suzhou canal of China","authors":"Yan Huang, Shengdan Yang","doi":"10.1186/s40494-023-01034-y","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1186/s40494-023-01034-y","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":13109,"journal":{"name":"Heritage Science","volume":" ","pages":"1-21"},"PeriodicalIF":2.5,"publicationDate":"2023-09-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"44559120","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"艺术学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2023-09-06DOI: 10.1186/s40494-023-01029-9
Thomas Rose, Shay Bar, Y. Asscher, Yuval Goren
{"title":"Identification of Fazael 2 (4000–3900 BCE) as first lost wax casting workshop in the Chalcolithic Southern Levant","authors":"Thomas Rose, Shay Bar, Y. Asscher, Yuval Goren","doi":"10.1186/s40494-023-01029-9","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1186/s40494-023-01029-9","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":13109,"journal":{"name":"Heritage Science","volume":" ","pages":"1-15"},"PeriodicalIF":2.5,"publicationDate":"2023-09-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"43563391","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"艺术学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}