This study used data collected using a portable X-ray fluorescence spectrometer to examine ceramic artifacts found during the excavation of historic Brook Green Plantation, in Georgetown County, South Carolina. Excavations at this site yielded culturally significant artifacts associated with African and African American people held in bondage during the 19th century. The geochemical composition of Colonoware and brick artifacts was compared to clay samples that were taken from six locations on the grounds of Brookgreen Gardens. Some Colonoware sherds were found to be consistent with a clay source close to the excavation site. This research is part of a larger goal to demonstrate the applicability of portable X-ray fluorescence spectrometry in the analysis and interpretation of archaeological ceramics.

这项研究使用便携式 X 射线荧光光谱仪收集的数据来检查在南卡罗来纳州乔治敦县历史悠久的布鲁克格林种植园挖掘过程中发现的陶瓷文物。该遗址的发掘产生了具有重要文化意义的文物，这些文物与 19 世纪被奴役的非裔和非裔美国人有关。Colonoware 和砖制品的地球化学成分与从布鲁克格林花园场地的六个地点采集的粘土样本进行了比较。发现一些 Colonoware 碎片与挖掘地点附近的粘土来源一致。这项研究是证明便携式 X 射线荧光光谱法在考古陶瓷分析和解释中的适用性的更大目标的一部分。