Elemental analysis and characterization of ochre sources from Southern Arizona

Journal of Archaeological Science

Volumn 35, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 752-762

  Popelka Filcoff, Rachel S ^a   Miksa, Elizabeth J ^b   Robertson, J David ^a   Glascock, Michael D ^a   Wallace, Henry ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

^b Southwest Petrographic Specialists Inc 2201 N Camino Principal   (United States)

^c Desert Archaeology Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

Arizona; Elemental analysis; INAA; Iron oxide; Ochre; Pigments; Tucson basin

Indexed keywords

ARTIFACT; CORRELATION; GEOCHEMISTRY; IRON OXIDE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NEUTRON ACTIVATION ANALYSIS; PIGMENT;

ARIZONA; NORTH AMERICA; TUCSON BASIN; UNITED STATES;

EID: 38349182176     PISSN: 03054403     EISSN: 10959238     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jas.2007.05.018     Document Type: Article

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