The history of the brookhaven national laboratory project in archaeological chemistry, and applying nuclear methods to the fine arts

Archaeometry

Volumn 49, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 185-199

  Harbottle, G ^a,b   Holmes, L ^a  

^a BROOKHAVEN NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^b STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Archaeology; Art history; Brookhaven national laboratory; Laboratory history; Limestone; Naa; Standards

Indexed keywords

ARCHAEOLOGY; ART; HISTORY; INSTRUMENTATION; LIMESTONE;

EID: 34249943751     PISSN: 0003813X     EISSN: 14754754     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1475-4754.2007.00295.x     Document Type: Article

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