The Mehrgarh amulet at IPANEMA

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…