PXRF: A study of inter-instrument performance

Journal of Archaeological Science

Volumn 39, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 875-883

  Goodale, Nathan ^a   Bailey, David G ^a   Jones, George T ^a   Prescott, Catherine ^a   Scholz, Elizabeth ^a   Stagliano, Nick ^a   Lewis, Chelsea ^a  

^a HAMILTON COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Great Basin; Lithic analysis; Portable XRF (pXRF); X ray fluorescence (XRF)

Indexed keywords

ARCHAEOLOGY; CALIBRATION; OBSIDIAN; TRACE ELEMENT; X-RAY FLUORESCENCE;

GREAT BASIN; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84856389300     PISSN: 03054403     EISSN: 10959238     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jas.2011.10.014     Document Type: Article

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