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The Mehrgarh amulet at IPANEMA

The Mehrgarh amulet at IPANEMA

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View of the reverse side of the Mehrgarh amulet through a resin coating. The amulet was analysed by the UV/visible (180 to 1,000 nm) synchrotron photoluminescence microscope within the Disco beamline, at the Soleil synchrotron light source centre. A beamline serves to extract photons, select their energy range and focus the synchrotron beam on the subject. The analysis of this Chalcolithic copper amulet discovered at Mehrgarh in present-day Pakistan confirmed how it was made. This amulet is the…

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20160108_0009
View of the reverse side of the Mehrgarh amulet through a resin coating
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View of the interior of the Soleil Synchrotron showing the different beamlines including Disco, the beamline that pierced the secret of the Mehrgarh amulet. A beamline serves to extract photons, select their energy range and focus the synchrotron beam on the subject. The Disco microscope, which covers the VUV-visible range from 180 to 1,000 nm, was used to analyse this copper amulet from the Chalcolithic period, discovered at Mehrgarh in present-day Pakistan. This analysis enabled us to work…

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View of the interior of the Soleil Synchrotron showing the different beamlines including Disco
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View of the Disco beamline, at the centre of Soleil synchrotron light radiation source, which pierced the secret of the Mehrgarh amulet. A beamline serves to extract photons, select their energy range and focus the synchrotron beam on the subject. The Disco microscope, which covers the VUV-visible range from 180 to 1,000 nm, was used to analyse this copper amulet from the Chalcolithic period, discovered at Mehrgarh in present-day Pakistan. This analysis enabled us to work out how it was made…

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View of the Disco beamline, at the centre of Soleil synchrotron light radiation source
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Researchers meeting to analyse the Mehrgarh amulet in the Disco beamline UV/visible synchrotron photoluminescence microscopy room at the SOLEIL synchrotron light source centre. A beamline serves to extract photons, select their energy range and focus the synchrotron beam on the subject. The Disco microscope, which covers the VUV-visible range from 180 to 1,000 nm, was used to analyse this copper amulet from the Chalcolithic period, discovered at Mehrgarh in present-day Pakistan. This analysis…

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Researchers meeting to analyse the Mehrgarh amulet
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Researchers meeting to analyse the Mehrgarh amulet in the Disco beamline UV/visible synchrotron photoluminescence microscopy room at the SOLEIL synchrotron light source centre. A beamline serves to extract photons, select their energy range and focus the synchrotron beam on the subject. The Disco microscope, which covers the VUV-visible range from 180 to 1,000 nm, was used to analyse this copper amulet from the Chalcolithic period, discovered at Mehrgarh in present-day Pakistan. This analysis…

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Researchers meeting to analyse the Mehrgarh amulet
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View of the interior of the Soleil Synchrotron showing the different beamlines including Disco, the beamline that pierced the secret of the Mehrgarh amulet. A beamline serves to extract photons, select their energy range and focus the synchrotron beam on the subject. The Disco microscope, which covers the VUV-visible range from 180 to 1,000 nm, was used to analyse this copper amulet from the Chalcolithic period, discovered at Mehrgarh in present-day Pakistan. This analysis enabled us to work…

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View of the interior of the Soleil Synchrotron showing the different beamlines including Disco
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View of a beamline inside the Soleil Synchrotron, which also comprises Disco, the beamline that pierced the secret of the Mehrgarh amulet. A beamline serves to extract photons, select their energy range and focus the synchrotron beam on the subject. The Disco microscope, which covers the VUV-visible range from 180 to 1,000 nm, was used to analyse this copper amulet from the Chalcolithic period, discovered at Mehrgarh in present-day Pakistan. This analysis enabled us to work out how it was made…

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View of a beamline inside the Soleil Synchrotron, which also comprises Disco
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Metallographic section of the Mehrgarh amulet seen from above. The amulet encased in a resin block was analysed by the UV/visible (180 to 1,000 nm) synchrotron photoluminescence microscope within the Disco beamline, at the SOLEIL synchrotron light source centre. A beamline serves to extract photons, select their energy range and focus the synchrotron beam on the subject. The analysis of this Chalcolithic copper amulet discovered at Mehrgarh in present-day Pakistan confirmed how it was made…

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Metallographic section of the Mehrgarh amulet seen from above
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View of the reverse side of the Mehrgarh amulet through a resin coating. The amulet was analysed by the UV/visible (180 to 1,000 nm) synchrotron photoluminescence microscope within the Disco beamline, at the Soleil synchrotron light source centre. A beamline serves to extract photons, select their energy range and focus the synchrotron beam on the subject. The analysis of this Chalcolithic copper amulet discovered at Mehrgarh in present-day Pakistan confirmed how it was made. This amulet is the…

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View of the reverse side of the Mehrgarh amulet through a resin coating
20160108_0012
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View of the reverse side of the Mehrgarh amulet through a resin coating. The amulet was analysed by the UV/visible (180 to 1,000 nm) synchrotron photoluminescence microscope within the Disco beamline, at the Soleil synchrotron light source centre. A beamline serves to extract photons, select their energy range and focus the synchrotron beam on the subject. The analysis of this Chalcolithic copper amulet discovered at Mehrgarh in present-day Pakistan confirmed how it was made. This amulet is the…

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View of the reverse side of the Mehrgarh amulet through a resin coating
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Three-quarter view of a metallographic section of the Mehrgarh amulet. The amulet encased in a resin block was analysed by the UV/visible (180 to 1,000 nm) synchrotron photoluminescence microscope within the Disco beamline, at the SOLEIL synchrotron light source centre. A beamline serves to extract photons, select their energy range and focus the synchrotron beam on the subject. The analysis of this Chalcolithic copper amulet discovered at Mehrgarh in present-day Pakistan confirmed how it was…

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Three-quarter view of a metallographic section of the Mehrgarh amulet
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Three-quarter view of a metallographic section of the Mehrgarh amulet. The amulet encased in a resin block was analysed by the UV/visible (180 to 1,000 nm) synchrotron photoluminescence microscope within the Disco beamline, at the SOLEIL synchrotron light source centre. A beamline serves to extract photons, select their energy range and focus the synchrotron beam on the subject. The analysis of this Chalcolithic copper amulet discovered at Mehrgarh in present-day Pakistan confirmed how it was…

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Three-quarter view of a metallographic section of the Mehrgarh amulet
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View of the interior of the Soleil Synchrotron showing the different beamlines including Disco, the beamline that pierced the secret of the Mehrgarh amulet. A beamline serves to extract photons, select their energy range and focus the synchrotron beam on the subject. The Disco microscope, which covers the VUV-visible range from 180 to 1,000 nm, was used to analyse this copper amulet from the Chalcolithic period, discovered at Mehrgarh in present-day Pakistan. This analysis enabled us to work…

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20160108_0004
View of the interior of the Soleil Synchrotron showing the different beamlines including Disco

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