Factors affecting the energy-dispersive X-ray fluorescence (EDXRF) analysis of archaeological obsidian

X-Ray Fluorescence Spectrometry (XRF) in Geoarchaeology

Volumn , Issue , 2011, Pages 45-63

  Davis, M Kathleen ^a   Jackson, Thomas L ^b   Shackley, M Steven ^a   Teague, Timothy ^c   Hampel, Joachim H ^c  

^a Far Western Anthropological Research Group   (United States)

^b Pacific Legacy   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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EID: 84892247463     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4419-6886-9_3     Document Type: Chapter

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