Elemental Analysis of Ochre Outcrops in Southern British Columbia, Canada

Archaeometry

Volumn 55, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 1020-1033

  Macdonald, B L ^a   Hancock, R G V ^b   Cannon, A ^b   Mcneill, F ^b   Reimer, R ^c   Pidruczny, A ^a  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

British Columbia; Canada; Instrumental neutron activation analysis; Multivariate statistics; Ochre; Pigments

Indexed keywords

ARCHAEOLOGY; CHEMICAL ELEMENT; NEUTRON ACTIVATION ANALYSIS; PIGMENT; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

BRITISH COLUMBIA; CANADA;

EID: 84887816243     PISSN: 0003813X     EISSN: 14754754     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1475-4754.2012.00719.x     Document Type: Article

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