Distinguishing between calcites formed by different mechanisms using infrared spectrometry: Archaeological applications

Journal of Archaeological Science

Volumn 37, Issue 12, 2010, Pages 3022-3029

  Regev, Lior ^a   Poduska, Kristin M ^b   Addadi, Lia ^a   Weiner, Steve ^a   Boaretto, Elisabetta ^a,c  

^a WEIZMANN INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE   (Israel)

^b MEMORIAL UNIVERSITY OF NEWFOUNDLAND   (Canada)

^c BAR ILAN UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

Ash; Calcium carbonate; Diagenesis; Infrared spectroscopy; Plaster; Pyrotechnology

Indexed keywords

ARCHAEOLOGICAL EVIDENCE; ASH; CALCITE; CALCIUM CARBONATE; DIAGENESIS; HOMOGENEITY; INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; PRESERVATION;

EID: 77957244883     PISSN: 03054403     EISSN: 10959238     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jas.2010.06.027     Document Type: Article

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