The use of SEM-EDS, PIXE and EDXRF for obsidian provenance studies in the Near East: A case study from Neolithic Çatalhöyük (central Anatolia)

Journal of Archaeological Science

Volumn 37, Issue 11, 2010, Pages 2705-2720

  Poupeau, Gérard ^a,b   Le Bourdonnec, François Xavier ^a   Carter, Tristan ^c   Delerue, Sarah ^a   Steven Shackley, M ^d   Barrat, Jean Alix ^e   Dubernet, Stéphan ^a   Moretto, Philippe ^f   Calligaro, Thomas ^g   Milić, Marina ^h   Kobayashi, Katsuji ⁱ  

^a UNIVERSITÉ BORDEAUX MONTAIGNE   (France)

^b MUSÉUM NATIONAL D'HISTOIRE NATURELLE   (France)

^c MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^e Universite de Bretagne Occidentale   (France)

^f CENTRE D ETUDES NUCLÉAIRES DE BORDEAUX GRADIGNAN   (France)

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

^h UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

ⁱ UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Anatolian Neolithic; atalh y k; East G ll Da ; Near East; Nenezi Da ; Non destructive analysis; Obsidian sourcing; PIXE; SEM EDS

Indexed keywords

ARCHAEOLOGY; ARTIFACT; NEOLITHIC; NONDESTRUCTIVE TESTING; OBSIDIAN; PROVENANCE TRIAL; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; X-RAY FLUORESCENCE; X-RAY SPECTROSCOPY;

ANATOLIA; TURKEY;

EID: 77956174475     PISSN: 03054403     EISSN: 10959238     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jas.2010.06.007     Document Type: Article

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