PXRF characterisation of obsidian from central Anatolia, the Aegean and central Europe

Journal of Archaeological Science

Volumn 41, Issue , 2014, Pages 285-296

  Milić, Marina ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Aegean; Anatolia; Carpathians; Mass sampling; Multiple distributions; Neolithic; Obsidian sourcing; PXRF

Indexed keywords

ARCHAEOLOGICAL EVIDENCE; ARTIFACT; NEOLITHIC; OBSIDIAN; RECONSTRUCTION; TRACE ELEMENT; X-RAY FLUORESCENCE; ANALYTICAL METHOD; ARCHAEOLOGY; NONDESTRUCTIVE TESTING;

AEGEAN ISLANDS; ANATOLIA; CARPATHIANS; CENTRAL EUROPE; TURKEY;

EID: 84884523351     PISSN: 03054403     EISSN: 10959238     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jas.2013.08.002     Document Type: Article

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