SIMS-SS, a new obsidian hydration dating method: Analysis and theoretical principles

Archaeometry

Volumn 48, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 533-547

  Liritzis, I ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE AEGEAN   (Greece)

Author keywords

Archaeological; Concentration; Dating; Diffusion; Fick; Obsidian; Saturation; SIMS; Transport

Indexed keywords

ARCHAEOLOGY; DATING METHOD; DIFFUSION; HYDRATION; MASS TRANSPORT; OBSIDIAN;

EID: 33746395052     PISSN: 0003813X     EISSN: 14754754     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1475-4754.2006.00271.x     Document Type: Article

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