Geochemical characterization of Lapita pottery via inductively coupled plasma-mass spectrometry (ICP-MS)

Archaeometry

Volumn 46, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 35-46

  Kennett, D J ^a   Anderson, A J ^b   Cruz, M J ^a   Clark, G R ^b   Summerhayes, G R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OREGON   (United States)

^b AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Fiji; Geochemical analysis; Inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry; Lapita; Mew Ireland; Microwave digestion; Oceania; Tonga

Indexed keywords

ARCHAEOLOGICAL EVIDENCE; CERAMICS; GEOCHEMISTRY; INDUCTIVELY COUPLED PLASMA METHOD; MASS SPECTROMETRY;

FIJI; MELANESIA; NEW IRELAND [(PRV) PAPUA NEW GUINEA]; PACIFIC ISLANDS; PACIFIC OCEAN; PAPUA NEW GUINEA; POLYNESIA; TONGA;

EID: 1842784446     PISSN: 0003813X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1475-4754.2004.00142.x     Document Type: Article

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