The effect of firing temperature on the elemental characterization of pottery

Journal of Archaeological Science

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 283-287

  Cogswell, James W ^a   Neff, Hector ^a   Glascock, Michael D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

Author keywords

Ceramics; Element volatilization; Firing temperature; Neutron activation analysis

Indexed keywords

EID: 0000021584     PISSN: 03054403     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jasc.1996.0026     Document Type: Article

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