A PXRF-based chemostratigraphy and provenience system for the Cooper's Ferry site, Idaho

Journal of Archaeological Science

Volumn 39, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 663-671

  Davis, Loren G ^a   Macfarlan, Shane J ^a   Henrickson, Celeste N ^b  

^a OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Chemostratigraphy; Contextual association; Cooper's Ferry site; Idaho; Lithostratigraphy; Multiple discriminant function analysis; Provenience; Stratigraphic correlation; X ray fluorescence

Indexed keywords

ARTIFACT; BURROW; CHEMOSTRATIGRAPHY; LITHOSTRATIGRAPHY; PRECISION; PROVENANCE; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RODENT; SEDIMENT CHEMISTRY; STRATIGRAPHIC CORRELATION; X-RAY FLUORESCENCE;

IDAHO; UNITED STATES;

RODENTIA;

EID: 83655184634     PISSN: 03054403     EISSN: 10959238     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jas.2011.10.029     Document Type: Article

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