Published August 1984 | Version v1
Journal article Metadata-only

Rapid chemical characterization of obsidian artifacts by electron microprobe analysis

Creators

  • 1. National Museums of Kenya, Nairobi. Div. of Archaeology
  • 2. Utah Univ., Salt Lake City (USA). Dept. of Geology

Description

The potential of the electron microprobe to analyse chemically obsidian artifacts for source provenance studies is demonstrated using artifacts from four archaeological sites in Kenya. (author)

Additional details

Publishing Information

Journal Title
Archaeometry
Journal Volume
26
Journal Issue
pt.2
Series
Archaeometry.
Journal Page Range
230-236
ISSN
0003-813X

INIS

Country of Publication
United Kingdom
Country of Input or Organization
United Kingdom
INIS RN
16001474
Subject category
S37: INORGANIC, ORGANIC, PHYSICAL AND ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY;
Descriptors DEI
ARCHAEOLOGICAL SPECIMENS; CORRELATIONS; CULTURAL OBJECTS; ELECTRON MICROPROBE ANALYSIS; GLASS; IGNEOUS ROCKS; KENYA; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION
Descriptors DEC
AFRICA; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; DISTRIBUTION; MICROANALYSIS; NONDESTRUCTIVE ANALYSIS; ROCKS