A new approach to determining the geological provenance of turquoise artifacts using hydrogen and copper stable isotopes

Journal of Archaeological Science

Volumn 35, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 1355-1369

  Hull, Sharon ^a   Fayek, Mostafa ^a,b   Mathien, Frances Joan ^b   Shelley, Phillip ^c   Durand, Kathy Roler ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO   (United States)

^c EASTERN NEW MEXICO UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Chaco Canyon; Guadalupe Community; Isotopes; SIMS; Turquoise

Indexed keywords

ARCHAEOLOGY; ARTIFACT; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; COPPER; HYDROGEN ISOTOPE; ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION; ISOTOPIC RATIO; MASS SPECTROMETRY; PROVENANCE; STABLE ISOTOPE;

CALIFORNIA; GUADALUPE; NEW MEXICO; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 40749093159     PISSN: 03054403     EISSN: 10959238     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jas.2007.10.001     Document Type: Article

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