Application of Mössbauer spectroscopy in investigating Egyptian archaeology

Abstract

This article summarizes the results of applications of the Mossbauer spectroscopy to investigate Ancient Egyptian pottery from the periods: Ancient Egyptian (3200–525 B.C.) Greek-Roman (320 B.C.–640 A.C.) and Early Islamic (800–1000 A.C.). Many objective informations deduced about: provinance, manufacturing techniques for different domestic purposes, civilization transfer between the Arab countries, methods of colouration and applying decorating glazes, and finally dating of ancient pottery.