Sourcing obsidian from Tell Aswad and Qdeir 1 (Syria) by SEM-EDS and EDXRF: Methodological implications

Comptes Rendus - Palevol

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 173-180

  Orange, Marie ^a   Carter, Tristan ^b   Le Bourdonnec, François Xavier ^a  

^a Maison de l'Archéologie ^*  (France)

^b MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

EDXRF; Neolithic; Non destructive; Obsidian; Provenance studies; SEM EDS; Syria

Indexed keywords

ARCHAEOLOGY; DATA SET; METHODOLOGY; NEOLITHIC; OBSIDIAN; PROVENANCE; SOCIOECONOMIC IMPACT;

SYRIAN ARAB REPUBLIC;

EID: 84878632249     PISSN: 16310683     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.crpv.2012.11.001     Document Type: Article

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