Quantitative WD-XRF calibration for small ceramic samples and their source material

Geoarchaeology

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 440-450

  De Vleeschouwer, François ^a,b   Renson, Virginie ^c   Claeys, Philippe ^c   Nys, Karin ^c   Bindler, Richard ^a  

^a UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b Université de Toulouse   (France)

^c VRIJE UNIVERSITEIT BRUSSEL   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTIFACT; CALIBRATION; CERAMICS; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SAMPLING; X-RAY FLUORESCENCE;

EID: 79954956692     PISSN: 08836353     EISSN: 15206548     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/gea.20353     Document Type: Article

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