Surface analysis of archaeological obsidian by SIMS

Journal of Archaeological Science

Volumn 25, Issue 10, 1998, Pages 1047-1054

  Patel, S B ^a,c   Hedges, R E M ^a   Kilner, J A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c Atomika Instruments GmbH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Archaeoeogy; Dating; Nitrogen; Obsidian; Secondary ion mass spectrometry; SIMS; Surface; Weathering

Indexed keywords

EID: 0002454049     PISSN: 03054403     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jasc.1998.0327     Document Type: Article

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