The application of visible/near-infrared reflectance (VNIR) spectroscopy to chert: A case study from the Dover Quarry sites, Tennessee

Geoarchaeology

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 420-439

  Parish, Ryan Michael ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MEMPHIS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY ASSESSMENT; CHERT; INFRARED RADIATION; PHYSICAL PROPERTY; PREHISTORIC; PROVENANCE; REFLECTANCE; SPECTROSCOPY; VISIBLE SPECTRUM;

DELAWARE; DOVER [DELAWARE]; TENNESSEE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 79954856371     PISSN: 08836353     EISSN: 15206548     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/gea.20354     Document Type: Article

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