Chemical characterization of ancient pottery from the greater Accra region of Ghana using neutron activation analysis

Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research, Section B: Beam Interactions with Materials and Atoms

Volumn 267, Issue 11, 2009, Pages 1924-1930

  Tandoh, J B ^a,b   Bredwa Mensah, Y ^b   Dampare, S B ^a,b   Akaho, E H K ^a,b   Nyarko, B J B ^a,b  

^a NATIONAL NUCLEAR RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Ghana)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GHANA   (Ghana)

Author keywords

Ancient pottery; Ayawaso; Neutron activation analysis; Shai; Statistical methods; Trace elements

Indexed keywords

ANCIENT POTTERY; ARCHAEOLOGICAL FINDINGS; ARCHAEOLOGICAL MATERIALS; AYAWASO; CHEMICAL CHARACTERIZATION; ELEMENTAL COMPOSITIONS; ELEMENTAL CONCENTRATIONS; INSTRUMENTAL NEUTRON ACTIVATION ANALYSIS; MULTIVARIATE STATISTICAL METHOD; POTTERY SHARDS; SHAI;

AGRICULTURAL CHEMICALS; DISCRIMINANT ANALYSIS; MULTIVARIANT ANALYSIS; NEUTRONS; STATISTICS; TRACE ANALYSIS; TRACE ELEMENTS;

NEUTRON ACTIVATION ANALYSIS;

EID: 66049103381     PISSN: 0168583X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.nimb.2009.03.098     Document Type: Article

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