The application of time-of-flight secondary ion mass spectrometry (ToF-SIMS) to the characterization of opaque ancient glasses

Archaeometry

Volumn 51, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 966-986

  Rutten, F J M ^a,b   Briggs, D ^a   Henderson, J ^a   Roe, M J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b Institute for the Environment   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bronze age; Chemical characterization; Glass; Italy; Middle east; Opacifier; Provenance; Technology; ToF SIMS

Indexed keywords

BRONZE AGE; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; GLASS; MASS SPECTROMETRY; PROVENANCE; TRACE ELEMENT;

ITALY; MIDDLE EAST;

EID: 77953877447     PISSN: 0003813X     EISSN: 14754754     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1475-4754.2008.00445.x     Document Type: Article

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