Data Publication

Raw data of molecular analyses (SEM-EDX, ATR-FTIR, Raman, and GC-MS) of adhesive residues from Morín Cave (Spain)

Aleo, Alessandro | Bradtmöller, Marcel | Chasan, Rivka | Despotopoulou, Myrto | Gonzalez Gomez, Jesus Antonio | Kozowyk, Paul | Gómez Fernández, Luis | Rodríguez, Fernando | Langejans, G.H.J. (Geeske)

4TU.ResearchData

(2025)

Descriptions

The dataset contains data collected as part of the Ancient Adhesives project under the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme Grant Agreement No. 678 804151 (Grant holder G.H.J.L.).It is being made public to act as supplementary data for a publication and for other researchers to use this data in their own work.The data in this dataset were collected at TUDelft, University of Cantabria, and Museum of Prehistory and Archaeology of Cantabria in 2023.This dataset contains:Raw data for SEM-EDX of 11 archaeological objects named: MOR2; MOR4; MOR9; MOR12; MOR13; MOR17; MOR22; MOR35; MOR42; MOR50: MOR59. The file format is .pdfRaw data for micro-Raman of 6 archaeological objects named MOR2; MOR4; MOR9; MOR13; MOR22; MOR59. Raw-data for micro-Raman of 5 experimentally recreated adhesive samples: pine tar, birch tar, pine resin, beeswax, pine resin+beeswax, Ppine resin+beeswax+hematite. The analysis was performed with 532 and 785 laser lines. The file formats are .txt and .csvRaw data for ATR-FTIR of 7 archaeological objects and 1 sediment sample named: MOR11; MOR38; MOR40a; MOR43; MOR44; MOR46; MOR47; MORSediment. The file format is .csvRaw data for GC-MS of 23 archaeological objects (including sub-samples) and 2 sediment samples named: 230404 MOR 1.1.sirslt; 230404 MOR 5.1.sirslt; 230404 MOR 14.1.sirslt; 230404 MOR 24.1.sirslt; 230404 MOR 26.1.sirslt; 230404 MOR 28.1.sirslt; 230404 MOR 32.1.sirslt; 230404 MOR 43.1.sirslt; 230404 MOR 49.1.sirslt; 230404 MOR 57.1.sirslt; 230404 MOR 58.1.sirslt; 230421 MOR 5a.s.sirslt; 230421 MOR 11.1.sirslt; 230421 MOR 40a.3.sirslt; 230421 MOR 45.1.sirslt; 230421 MOR 47.2.sirslt; 230421 MOR 61.1.sirslt; 230421 MOR62.2.sirslt; 20220718 MOR25_1.sirslt; 20220718 MOR25_2.sirslt; 20220718 MOR38_1.sirslt; 20220718 MOR38_2.sirslt; 20220718 MOR40a_1.sirslt; 20220718 MOR40a_2.sirslt; 20220718 MOR47_1.sirslt; 20230316 MOR_41.1.sirslt; 20230316 MOR_44.1.sirslt; 20230316 MOR_46.1.sirslt; 20230316 MOR_60.1.sirslt; 20231024_MOR_SED 10.sirslt. Each.sirslt file contains the files necessary to open and manipulate the data using the original software Agilent OpenLab 2.5. Within each file there is a .DX file (for opening with Agilent OpenLab 2.5) and accompanying .ACAML, .DX, .MFX, .BIN, .RX, .PMX, and .AMX files. In addition, a .xlsx file (Morin GC-MS results.xlsx) is provided. Each sheet contains the complete GC-MS data exported for samples analyzed as well as the MS data and automated molecular data against the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) library.The acronym MOR stands for Morín Cave, a cave in Cantabria (Spain) where the objects were found.The data included in this dataset has been organized per method. For each specimen, more than one point was measured as indicated in the file name. Only the measurements with interpretable results are made available.The file name includes the unique ID of the object + the analytical technique + the number of the scan. For example: MOR11_ATR_loc1

Keywords

MSL enriched keywords
equipment
mass spectrometer
gas chromatograph-mass spectrometer
x-ray spectrometer
energy-dispersive x-ray spectrometer
Technique
chemical and mineralogical analysis
Raman spectrometry - chemistry and mineralogy
crystal structure analysis
Raman spectrometry - crystal lattice
minerals
oxide mineral
hematite
Originally assigned keywords
Organic Chemistry
FOS: Chemical sciences
Materials Engineering
FOS: Materials engineering
Archaeology
Engineering
History and Archaeology
Chemical Sciences
Ancient adhesives
Palaeolithic
Neanderthals
Spain
SEM-EDX
Raman spectroscopy
ATR-FTIR spectroscopy
Gas chromatography/mass spectrometry (GC/MS)

Metadata


MSL enriched sub domains

geochemistry
microscopy and tomography

Resource Type

Dataset


Source


Source publisher

4TU.ResearchData

DOI


Creators

Aleo, Alessandro
Personal
0000-0002-9769-2108
Bradtmöller, Marcel
Chasan, Rivka
Personal
0000-0002-0150-9250
Despotopoulou, Myrto
Gonzalez Gomez, Jesus Antonio
Kozowyk, Paul
Personal
0000-0002-9924-347X
Gómez Fernández, Luis
Rodríguez, Fernando
Langejans, G.H.J. (Geeske)

Contributors

TU Delft, Faculty Of Mechanical Engineering, Department Of Materials Science And Engineering
Organizational
University Of Cantabria, Department Of Earth Sciences And Condensed Matter Physics
Organizational
Museum Of Prehistory And Archaeology Of Cantabria (MUPAC)
Organizational

Citation

Aleo, A., Bradtmöller, M., Chasan, R., Despotopoulou, M., Gonzalez Gomez, J. A., Kozowyk, P., Gómez Fernández, L., Rodríguez, F., & Langejans, G. H. J. (G. (2025). Raw data of molecular analyses (SEM-EDX, ATR-FTIR, Raman, and GC-MS) of adhesive residues from Morín Cave (Spain) (Version 2) [Dataset]. 4TU.ResearchData. https://doi.org/10.4121/FC28FA90-CBA2-485A-9221-033BE73A0E04.V2


References


Dates

Issued 2025-03-10

Language

en


Funding References

Funder Name European Research Council
Award Number 804151
Award Title Ancient Adhesives - A window on prehistoric technological complexity

Rights

Name Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International
URI https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/legalcode
Identifier cc-by-4.0
Identifier Scheme SPDX
Scheme URI https://spdx.org/licenses/

Locations


Geo location(s)

Morín Cave, Cantabria (Spain)