Archaeometry at Texas A&M University: Characterization of Samoan Basalts

Archaeometry

Volumn 49, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 395-402

  James, W D ^a   Raulerson, M R ^a   Johnson, P R ^a  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Archaeology; Basalt; Ceramics; Chert; Compositional analysis; Elemental analysis laboratory; Neutron activation analysis; Obsidian; Texas A M University

Indexed keywords

ARCHAEOLOGICAL EVIDENCE; BASALT; CERAMICS; CHERT; NEUTRON ACTIVATION ANALYSIS; OBSIDIAN; UNIVERSITY SECTOR;

PACIFIC ISLANDS; PACIFIC OCEAN; POLYNESIA; SAMOA;

EID: 34249895259     PISSN: 0003813X     EISSN: 14754754     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1475-4754.2007.00309.x     Document Type: Article

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