Neutron activation analysis and provenance research in archaeology

Measurement Science and Technology

Volumn 14, Issue 9, 2003, Pages 1516-1526

  Glascock, Michael D ^a   Neff, Hector ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

^b CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Ceramics; Chert; Clays; Cross sections; Gamma ray spectra; Multivariate statistics; Neutron activation analysis; Nuclear reactions; Obsidian; Provenance; Thermal neutrons

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURE; GEOCHEMISTRY; NEUTRON ACTIVATION ANALYSIS;

ARCHAEOLOGICAL MATERIALS;

GEOCHRONOLOGY;

NUCLEAR APPLICATION;

EID: 0141593840     PISSN: 09570233     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0957-0233/14/9/304     Document Type: Article

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