Non-destructive sourcing of bronze age near eastern obsidian artefacts: Redeveloping and reassessing electron microprobe analysis for obsidian sourcing

Archaeometry

Volumn 54, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 623-642

  Frahm, E ^a  

^a University of Minnesota   (United States)

Author keywords

Bronze age; Electron microprobe analysis; Non Destructive; Obsidian; Sourcing; Syria

Indexed keywords

ARTIFACT; BRONZE AGE; ELECTRON PROBE ANALYSIS; NONDESTRUCTIVE TESTING; OBSIDIAN;

SYRIAN ARAB REPUBLIC;

EID: 84862311249     PISSN: 0003813X     EISSN: 14754754     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1475-4754.2011.00648.x     Document Type: Article

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