
Infrared Spectra Library
Quote from: Weiner, S. (2010). Chapter 12. Microarchaeology. Beyond the Visual Archaeological Record. Cambridge University Press:
This Chapter provides background to the practical use of infrared spectroscopy in archaeology, as well as 14 examples of applications. The spectra used in this chapter, as well as many others are from a library prepared by Prof. Steve Weiner. The library also contains most of the known biogenic minerals, and is thus also useful for the field of biomineralization. The library was prepared using KBr pellets and the spectra were obtained using a Nicolet 380 spectrometer, that includes the far infrared range. The individual files are thus suitable for incorporating directly into Omnic software, but can easily be changed to a format suitable for other softwares.
Library DownloadDownload the library from this web site at no charge. It is requested that if you use this information in a publication that you acknowledge the use of the Kimmel Center for Archaeological Science Infrared Standards Library, Weizmann Institute of Science.
We are also very keen to expand this library. We would welcome suggestions for additional materials to be added. We will be glad to receive a small amount of each sample and run the spectra at the Kimmel Center. Please contact Prof. Weiner in this regard.(steve.weiner@weizmann.ac.il).