Neutron activation analysis of metal artefacts from the Moche site, north coast of Peru

Archaeometry

Volumn 43, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 373-391

  Chapdelaine, C ^a   Kennedy, G ^b   Castillo, S Uceda ^c  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^b ÉCOLE POLYTECHNIQUE DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE TRUJILLO   (Peru)

Author keywords

Arsenic bronze; Chim ; Copper gold alloy; Metallic identification; Metallurgical workshop; Moche; Neutron activation analysis; North coast of Peru; Provenance; Social status

Indexed keywords

EID: 0035413485     PISSN: 0003813X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1475-4754.00022     Document Type: Article

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