The effects of surface weathering on the geochemical analysis of archaeological lithic samples using non-destructive polarized energy dispersive XRF

Geoarchaeology

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 269-291

  Gauthier, Gilles ^a   Burke, Adrian L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANALYTICAL METHOD; ARCHAEOLOGY; ARTIFACT; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; DIAGRAM; GEOCHEMISTRY; IMMOBILIZATION; LITHIC FRAGMENT; TRACE ELEMENT; WEATHERING; X-RAY FLUORESCENCE;

NEW HAMPSHIRE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 79551705784     PISSN: 08836353     EISSN: 15206548     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/gea.20346     Document Type: Article

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