IDENTIFYING DATA

2021_22

Subject (*)

CRYSTALLOGRAPHIC CHARACTERIZATION AND CHEMISTRY OF ARCHAEOLOGICAL MATERIALS

Code

12645203

Study programme

Quaternary Archaeology and Human Evolution (2010)

Cycle

2nd

Descriptors

Credits

Type

Year

Period

Optional

Language

Anglès

Department

History and History of Art
Analytical Chemistry and Organic Chemistry
Physical and Inorganic Chemistry

Coordinator

AGUILÓ DÍAZ, MAGDALENA

E-mail

itziar.ruisanchez@urv.cat
magdalena.aguilo@urv.cat

Lecturers

RUISANCHEZ CAPELASTEGUI, MARÍA ICIAR

AGUILÓ DÍAZ, MAGDALENA

Web

http://prehistoria.urv.net

General description and relevant information

<div> The course aims to introduce students to scientific language, the basics of composition and structure of matter in general and archaeological materials, the techniques of X-ray- diffraction, and the most important instrumental analytical techniques to characterize them. <br /></div><div><br /></div><div> This subject will be taught face-to-face as far as is possible within the instructions of the health authorities. At the start of the academic year, the calendar containing all teaching activities (with timetables and classrooms) will be available in the subject's Moodle area. </div>

Competences

Type A	Code	Competences Specific
		Common
	AC1	To evaluate the updated information in the different fields of research.
	AC2	Have analytical decision capability.
	AC7	To train yourself in the treatment and registration of data.
	AC11	To have research capacity, generation of paradigm and demonstration.
Type B	Code	Competences Transversal
		Common
	BC1	Learning to learn.
	BC4	Autonomy, responsibility and initiative.
Type C	Code	Competences Nuclear
		Common
	CC1	Have an intermediate mastery of a foreign language, preferably English.
	CC3	Be able to manage information and knowledge.

Learning aims

Objectives	Competences
Comprendre els aspectes bàsics de la composició i estructura dels materials arqueològics.	AC1 AC11	BC1 BC4	CC1 CC3
dentificar materials d'interès arqueològic, per la difracció de raigs-X de pols cristal·lina. Utilització de les bases de dades JCPDS.	AC2 AC7 AC11	BC1 BC4	CC1 CC3
Saber extreure informació útil de dades químiques, a partir de la interpretació de taules i gràfiques, i l'ús de programaris adients.	AC2 AC7 AC11	BC4	CC1 CC3

Contents

Topic	Sub-topic
1.1.Conceptes bàsics dels materials i la seva caracterització.	Sessió introductòria
1.2.Estructura atòmica i enllaços interatomics. Composició dels materials.	Estructura atòmica. Estructura electronica dels atoms. Conceptes bàsics. Taula Periodica dels elements. Composició. Enllaços atòmics en Solids: Ionic, Covalent, Metal·lic. Els principals elements de l'escorça de la terra.
1.3. L'estructura dels sòlids cristal·lins.	Conceptes fonamentals. Periodicitat. Cel·les unitats. Sistemes cristal·lins. Homogeneitat, anisotropia i simetria. Morfologia i estructura cristal·lina.
1.4.Propietats físiques dels materials	Relació de les propietats amb la composició i l'estructura cristal·lina.
1.5.Tècniques de caracterització.	Difracció de raig-X. Difracció de raigs -X de pols cristal·lina.
1.6.Minerals. Classification	Minerals. General aspects and relative abundance. Classification of minerals.
1.7.Practice Program	1.-Metals and a mixture of metals identification. 2.- Identification of a mixture of metals and an alloy. 3.- Study of the components of coins. Others metals samples. 4.-Characterization of the mineralization in natural products. 5.-Characterization of the mineralization in fossils. 6.- Different Silex samples. 7.- Characterization of the pigment and the substrate in an ancient picture. 8.- Visit to the Scientific Resources Service of the URV . X-Ray Diffraction equipments. Samples Preparation. Using Software and results analysis.
2.1 Arqueologia i quimica analitica	- Introducció a la quimica analítica - L'arqueometria avui.
2.2 Métodes de datació	- datació per radiocarboni - problemes i limitacions
2.3 Anàlisi instrumental	- Fluorescencia de raig-X. - Espectroscopies comunment usades
2.4 Obtenint informació química de les dades.	-anàlisi de clusters -anàlisi per components principals
2.5 Recuperació i anàlisi d'ADN	- DNA - DNA antic:recuperant informació

Planning

Methodologies :: Tests

Competences

(*) Class hours

Hours outside the classroom

(**) Total hours

Introductory activities

Laboratory practicals

Lecture

Assignments

Personal attention

Extended-answer tests

(*) On e-learning, hours of virtual attendance of the teacher.
(**) The information in the planning table is for guidance only and does not take into account the heterogeneity of the students.

Methodologies

Methodologies

	Description
Introductory activities	Introduction to concepts and analytical techniques of archaeological materials. Standing Group
Laboratory practicals	Material characterization of archaeological interest crystalline powder diffraction, atomic absorption spectroscopy and mass spectrometry: metals, alloys, coins, minerals, rocks, chert, fossils, shells, teeth, pottery of different periods and locations, pigments and paints. Sample preparation. Visit the Services Resource Scientists at the University Rovira i Virgili.
Lecture	Lectures with exposure of the agenda items.
Assignments	Individual deeper into a topic of interest related to the concepts learned.
Personal attention	Evaluation and ongoing support in the development and monitoring of the work of learning

Personalized attention

Personal attention

Description

Evaluation and ongoing support in the development and monitoring of the work of learning.

Due to the current emergency health situation, in the 2021-2022 academic year students will be able to consult their teachers in individual and/or group tutorials if they have any questions or queries on subject-related issues. Students will receive a schedule for these tutorials at the start of the course and be informed what form they will take (i.e. whether they will be held face-to-face, online, via email or on Moodle, etc.).

Assessment

	Description	Weight
Assignments	Individual work deepening in a topic of interest related to the acquired concepts.	20%
Extended-answer tests	Extended-answer written test on the chemistry characterization	30%
Extended-answer tests	Extended-answer written test on the crystallographic characterization	30%
Others	Asistència i participació a la classe.	20%

Other comments and second exam session
Los estudiantes matriculados en la URV siguen el sistema ECTS y tienen derecho a las convocatorias de evaluación indicadas en la normativa académica de grado y máster vigente. If the public health situation requires a reduction in physical attendance, examination will be adapted to comply with the directives issued by the relevant organisations. Any changes will be notified via the news forum on Moodle.

Sources of information

Basic
	REFERENCES W.A. Callister, Jr. /Fundamentals of Materials Science and Engineering / An interactive e-text..John Wiley & Sons, Inc, 2001 W.A. Callister, Jr. /Introducción a la Ciencia e Ingeniería de los Materiales. Ed. Reverté, 1995. W.A. Callister, Jr. Materials Science and engineering. An introduction. John Wiley and Sons, inc, 1985, 1991, 1994,2000 Cornelius Klein et al. /Manual de Mineralogía 4ª Edición. (J.D.Dana)./ Ed. Reverté, 1997. Pollard, A.M. and Heron, C. /Archaeological Chemistry. /The Royal Society of Chemistry, 1996. Cours Intensif Européen. /Datation-caractérisation des céramiques anciennes. /Bordeaux-Talence, 6-18 avril 1981.
Complementary

Recommendations

(*)The teaching guide is the document in which the URV publishes the information about all its courses. It is a public document and cannot be modified. Only in exceptional cases can it be revised by the competent agent or duly revised so that it is in line with current legislation.