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Neutron activation analysis of modern pottery: Insights for archaeological provenance research

Journal Article · · Transactions of the American Nuclear Society
OSTI ID:436869
 [1];  [2];  [3];  [4]
  1. Univ. of Missouri, Columbia, MO (United States)
  2. Wheaton College, IL (United States)
  3. George Washington Univ., Washington, DC (United States)
  4. Vanderbilt Univ., Nashville, TN (United States)
Neutron activation analysis has been employed to characterize ceramics and raw material samples from modern pottery-making communities. The original study focused on several villages in the central highlands of Guatemala. More recently, NAA data have been collected from communities in the Valley of Oaxaca, Mexico, the northern Yucatan Peninsula, and northern Morocco. The results from all four studies can now be combined to yield a comparative perspective on paste preparation effects in archaeological provenance research.
OSTI ID:
436869
Report Number(s):
CONF-9606116--
Journal Information:
Transactions of the American Nuclear Society, Journal Name: Transactions of the American Nuclear Society Vol. 74; ISSN 0003-018X; ISSN TANSAO
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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