Provenance studies of the earliest Chinese protoporcelain using instrumental neutron activation analysis

Journal of Archaeological Science

Volumn 26, Issue 8, 1999, Pages 1003-1015

  Chen, Tiemei ^a   Rapp Jr , George ^b   Jing, Zhichun ^b   He, Nu ^c  

^a PEKING UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA DULUTH   (United States)

^c Jingzhou Museum   (China)

Author keywords

Discriminant analysis; Neutron activation analysis; Principal components analysis; Protoporcelain; Provenance; Shang dynasty

Indexed keywords

CERAMICS; ECONOMIC HISTORY; NEUTRON ACTIVATION ANALYSIS; PROVENANCE; TRADE FLOW;

CHINA;

EID: 0032695927     PISSN: 03054403     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jasc.1999.0418     Document Type: Article

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