Particle-induced x-ray emission (PIXE) analysis of obsidian from teotihuacan

Archaeometry

Volumn 52, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 343-354

  Gazzola, J ^a   Del Río, M Sánchez ^b   SoliS C ^c   Calligaro, T ^d  

^a INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE ANTROPOLOGÍA E HISTORIA   (Mexico)

^b EUROPEAN SYNCHROTRON RADIATION FACILITY   (France)

^c UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

^d CENTRE DE RECHERCHE ET DE RESTAURATION DES MUSÉES DE FRANCE   (France)

Author keywords

Obsidian; Pixe; Teotihuacan

Indexed keywords

ARCHAEOLOGICAL EVIDENCE; ARCHAEOLOGY; OBSIDIAN; PROVENANCE; X-RAY SPECTROSCOPY;

HIDALGO; MEXICO [MEXICO (NTN)]; MEXICO [NORTH AMERICA]; PUEBLA [MEXICO]; TEOTIHUACAN;

EID: 77953797242     PISSN: 0003813X     EISSN: 14754754     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1475-4754.2009.00483.x     Document Type: Article

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