The history of the Lawrence Berkeley national laboratory instrumental neutron activation analysis programme for archaeological and geological materials

Archaeometry

Volumn 49, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 201-214

  Asaro, F ^a   Adan Bayewitz, D ^a,b  

^a LAWRENCE BERKELEY NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^b BAR ILAN UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

Analysis of geological materials; Chronological differentiation; High precision x ray fluorescence analysis; Instrumental neutron activation analysis; Isadore perlman; Laboratory history; Lawrence berkeley national laboratory; Pottery provenance; Silver

Indexed keywords

ARCHAEOLOGY; ARTIFACT; GEOCHRONOLOGY; NEUTRON ACTIVATION ANALYSIS; PROVENANCE;

EID: 34249880494     PISSN: 0003813X     EISSN: 14754754     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1475-4754.2007.00296.x     Document Type: Article

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