Trace element and Pb isotope provenance analyses of native copper in northwestern North America: results of a recent pilot study using INAA, ICP-MS, and LA-MC-ICP-MS

Journal of Archaeological Science

Volumn 35, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 1732-1747

  Cooper, H Kory ^a   Duke, M John M ^b   Simonetti, Antonio ^b   Chen, GuangCheng ^b  

^a PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Alaska; Athapaskan; Geoarchaeology; Native copper; Northwest Coast; Tlingit; Yukon

Indexed keywords

ARCHAEOLOGY; COPPER; LEAD ISOTOPE; PROVENANCE; TRACE ELEMENT;

CANADA; NORTH AMERICA; YUKON TERRITORY;

EID: 41949098222     PISSN: 03054403     EISSN: 10959238     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jas.2007.11.012     Document Type: Article

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