Rachel Popelka-Filcoff

An exploration of the ceramic technology of a northern Chilean community, evidence from the Caleta Vitor Archaeological Complex

Catherine A Morton, Amy Roberts, Calogero M Santoro, Rachel S Popelka-Filcoff, Jing Zhao

Journal article  |  2022  |  JOURNAL OF ARCHAEOLOGICAL SCIENCE-REPORTS

This paper discusses the results of statistical analyses of the domestic ceramic assemblage from the Caleta Vitor Archaeological C..

Disentangling the chemistry of Australian plant exudates from a unique historical collection.

Rafaella Georgiou, Rachel S Popelka-Filcoff, Dimosthenis Sokaras, Victoria Beltran, Ilaria Bonaduce, Jordan Spangler, Serge X Cohen, Roy Lehmann, Sylvain Bernard, Jean-Pascal Rueff, Uwe Bergmann, Loïc Bertrand

Journal article  |  2022  |  Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A

For thousands of years, the unique physicochemical properties of plant exudates have defined uses in material culture and practica..

Cultural Heritage Project at Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation (ANSTO)

F Salvemini, R White, VA Levchenko, AM Smith, Z Pastuovic, A Stopic, V Luzin, MJ Tobin, L Puskar, D Howard, J Davis, M Avdeev, S Gatenby, MJ Kim, F Grazzi, K Sheedy, SR Olsen, CA Raymond, C Lord, C Richards, et al.

Book Chapter  |  2022

The Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organization (ANSTO) is the home of Australia’s most significant landmark and nation..

Ochre, flint and violence: an Aboriginal history of the Ma:ko region (Overland Corner)

Amy L Roberts, Rachel Popelka-Filcoff, Craig Westell

Journal article  |  2022  |  TRANSACTIONS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA

This paper examines the Aboriginal history of the Ma:ko region (Overland Corner). Our exploration of the region includes a conside..

The archaeometry of ochre sensu lato: A review

Rachel S Popelka-Filcoff, Andrew M Zipkin

Journal article  |  2021  |  JOURNAL OF ARCHAEOLOGICAL SCIENCE

This manuscript seeks to facilitate meta-analysis of cross-disciplinary ochre studies by advocating for a common vocabulary and cl..

Phase Analysis of Australian Uranium Ore Concentrates Determined by Variable Temperature Synchrotron Powder X-ray Diffraction

Samantha B Pandelus, Brendan J Kennedy, Gabriel Murphy, Helen E Brand, Elizabeth Keegan, Allan Pring, Rachel S Popelka-Filcoff

Journal article  |  2021  |  INORGANIC CHEMISTRY

The chemical speciation of uranium oxides is sensitive to the provenance of the samples and their storage conditions. Here, we use..

Radionuclides and stable elements in vegetation in Australian arid environments: Concentration ratios and seasonal variation

Maria Angelica D Rea, Mathew P Johansen, Timothy E Payne, Gillian Hirth, Jim Hondros, Samantha Pandelus, William Tucker, Tim Duff, Attila Stopic, Liesel Green, Allan Pring, Claire E Lenehan, Rachel S Popelka-Filcoff

Journal article  |  2021  |  JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RADIOACTIVITY

Data on the uptake of elements and radionuclides by flora from soils in arid environments are underrepresented in international da..

To glove or not to glove? Investigations into the potential contamination from handling of paper-based cultural heritage through forensic fingerprinting approaches.

Karin J van der Pal, Rachel S Popelka-Filcoff, Gregory D Smith, Wilhelm van Bronswijk, Simon W Lewis

Journal article  |  2021  |  Forensic Sci Int Synerg

The handling of cultural heritage objects has become a highly debated topic in the last decade. The work and outcomes described in..

Armed with the Facts: A Method for the Analysis of Smokeless Powders by Ambient Mass Spectrometry

Callum Bonnar, Rachel Popelka-Filcoff, K Paul Kirkbride

Journal article  |  2020  |  JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR MASS SPECTROMETRY

The work presented here follows several others in investigating what capabilities, if any, ambient mass spectrometry might have to..

Tandem detection of organic and inorganic gunshot residues using LC-MS and SEM-EDS

Callum Bonnar, Eliza C Moule, Nick Lucas, Kelsey E Seyfang, Robert P Dunsmore, Rachel S Popelka-Filcoff, Kahlee Redman, K Paul Kirkbride

Journal article  |  2020  |  FORENSIC SCIENCE INTERNATIONAL

Gunshot residue (GSR) is a valuable form of forensic trace evidence in the investigation of firearms crime. The current gold-stand..