Accurate Measurements of Low Z Elements in Sediments and Archaeological Ceramics Using Portable X-ray Fluorescence (PXRF)

Journal of Archaeological Method and Theory

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 563-588

  Johnson, Jack ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Ceramics; Geochemistry; PXRF; Sediments

Indexed keywords

EID: 84905705194     PISSN: 10725369     EISSN: 15737764     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10816-012-9162-3     Document Type: Article

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