Iron and oxygen isotope systematics during corrosion of iron objects: a first approach

Iron objects are among the most abundant type of metal artefacts in the archaeological record and help to deepen our understanding of past societies and their technologies. However, sampling of them is often problematic due to the destructive character of most analytical methods. In this study, iron and oxygen isotope compositions of iron artefacts from marine and water under-saturated oxidising environments were analysed in a first attempt to...