Dan Zhao

Articles

Nanjing Confucius Temple scenic region and Qinhuai River. People are visiting. Located in Nanjing, Jiangsu, China. | Image Credit: © aphotostory - stock.adobe.com.

Technological Analysis of Glazed Tiles Unearthed from Bao’ensi in Nanjing

Dan Zhao;Bo Wu;Bo Li;Baohua Zhou;Jianfeng Cui;Weijuan Zhao;Qinlong Chen

June 23rd 2023

UV-Vis-NIR can be used to understand how ancient buildings were constructed. Here, a UV-Vis-NIR and EDXRF spectrophotometer were used to analyze glazed tiles that comprised a historical site built in Ancient China.

Studying the Source of Raw Material and Glaze Formula of Sky Green “Ru-type Ware” and Ru Kuan Ware by EDXRF

Bo Wu;Weijuan Zhao;Dan Zhao;Xiaomin Liu;Songlin Feng;Xiangqian Feng;Hong Zhao

October 1st 2021

As this study demonstrates, energy-dispersive X-ray fluorescence (EDXRF) and multivariate statistical analysis can be used to distinguish different classes of historical artifacts, such as ancient pottery—revealing insights about theirs origin and uses.