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Analyses of volatile organic compounds in archaeological artifacts

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Zanella, Delphine ULiège
Promotor(s) : Focant, Jean-François ULiège
Date of defense : 27-Jun-2017 • Permalink : http://hdl.handle.net/2268.2/2469
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Title : Analyses of volatile organic compounds in archaeological artifacts
Translated title : [fr] Analyses de composés organiques volatils dans les artefacts archéologiques.
Author : Zanella, Delphine ULiège
Date of defense  : 27-Jun-2017
Advisor(s) : Focant, Jean-François ULiège
Committee's member(s) : Rots, Veerle ULiège
Giri, Anupam ULiège
Smargiasso, Nicolas ULiège
Language : English
Number of pages : 60
Keywords : [en] Volatile organic compounds
[en] GC×GC-TOFMS
[en] Archaeology
[en] Adhesives
Discipline(s) : Physical, chemical, mathematical & earth Sciences > Chemistry
Funders : The Organic and Biological Analytical Chemistry laboratory
Research unit : The Organic and Biological Analytical Chemistry laboratory
Name of the research project : Analyses of volatile organic compounds in archaeological artifacts.
Institution(s) : Université de Liège, Liège, Belgique
Degree: Master en sciences chimiques, à finalité spécialisée
Faculty: Master thesis of the Faculté des Sciences

Abstract

[en] In this work, archaeological residues recovered from the Royal Tomb in Qatna, Syria, were analyzed to confirm previous hypothesis regarding their nature i.e. bones, textiles, wood or soft tissues. In addition, their different states of preservation were investigated. Such analysis of organic residues requires knowledge of the degradation pathway involved. Therefore, the analysis of natural non-treated and heated substances, comprising resins, waxes, tars and glues, was investigated to get insight into thermally induced degradation. A comparison of the two sets of samples will reveal the different states of preservation of the samples recovered in Qatna. Moreover, the presence of Royal purple dye within the textiles was investigated. Since previous analyses have proved the presence of Royal Purple dyestuff, it was expected to identify specific analytes of this dyestuff within the textile remains.


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  • Zanella, Delphine ULiège Université de Liège > Master en sc. chimiques, à fin.

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  • Rots, Veerle ULiège Université de Liège - ULg > Département des sciences historiques > Archéologie préhistorique
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  • Giri, Anupam ULiège Université de Liège - ULg > Département de chimie (sciences) > Chimie analytique, organique et biologique
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  • Smargiasso, Nicolas ULiège Université de Liège - ULg > Département de chimie (sciences) > Laboratoire de spectrométrie de masse (L.S.M.)
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