On the influence of drying and firing of clay on the formation of trace element concentration profiles within pottery

Archaeometry

Volumn 49, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 495-509

  Schwedt, A ^a   Mommsen, H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BONN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Alkali elements; Arsenic; Caclcite; Clay; Concentration profiles; Drying; Firing; NaCl; Neutron activation analysis; X ray diffraction

Indexed keywords

ARSENIC; ARTIFACT; CLAY; NEUTRON ACTIVATION ANALYSIS; SODIUM CHLORIDE; TRACE ELEMENT; X-RAY DIFFRACTION;

EID: 34548291878     PISSN: 0003813X     EISSN: 14754754     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1475-4754.2007.00316.x     Document Type: Article

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