Acknowledging fifty years of neutron activation analysis in archaeology

Archaeometry

Volumn 49, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 179-183

  Speakman, R J ^a   Glascock, M D ^b  

^a MUSEUM CONSERVATION INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

Author keywords

Archaeometry laboratories; History; Neutron activation analysis

Indexed keywords

EID: 34249864767     PISSN: 0003813X     EISSN: 14754754     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1475-4754.2007.00294.x     Document Type: Editorial

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