A Plains Ceramic Clay Source Characterization by Comparative Geochemical and Petrographic Analyses: Results from the Calhan Paint Mines, Colorado, U.S.A

Geoarchaeology - An International Journal

Volumn 17, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 579-599

  Phillips, Scott C ^a   Morgenstein, Maury ^b,c  

^a SWCA Inc   (United States)

^b Geosci Management Institute Inc ^*  (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CERAMICS; CLAY SOIL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DETECTION METHOD; GEOCHEMISTRY; OUTCROP; PETROGRAPHY; PREHISTORIC;

COLORADO; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0348002073     PISSN: 08836353     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/gea.10029     Document Type: Article

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