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

Journal Article · Tue Dec 31 00:00:00 EST 1996 · Transactions of the American Nuclear Society

OSTI ID:436869

Neff, H ^[1]; Arnold, D E ^[2]; Benco, N L ^[3]; Thieme, M S ^[4]

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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-; ISSN 0003-018X; TRN: 96:005275-0100
• Journal Information: Transactions of the American Nuclear Society, Vol. 74; Conference: Annual meeting of the American Nuclear Society (ANS), Reno, NV (United States), 16-20 Jun 1996; Other Information: PBD: 1996
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

40 CHEMISTRY
CLAYS
NEUTRON ACTIVATION ANALYSIS
CERAMICS
ARCHAEOLOGICAL SPECIMENS
RAW MATERIALS