Differentiating between anthropogenic calcite in plaster, ash and natural calcite using infrared spectroscopy: implications in archaeology

Journal of Archaeological Science

Volumn 35, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 905-911

  Chu, Vikki ^a   Regev, Lior ^a   Weiner, Steve ^a   Boaretto, Elisabetta ^a,b  

^a WEIZMANN INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE   (Israel)

^b BAR ILAN UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

Calcium carbonate; Crystal disorder; Pyrotechnology; Radiocarbon dating

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTION; ARCHAEOLOGY; ASH; CALCITE; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; HIGH TEMPERATURE; INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY;

EID: 38949118009     PISSN: 03054403     EISSN: 10959238     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jas.2007.06.024     Document Type: Article

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