Neutron Activationianalysis of Obsidian:

George C. Frison · Gary A. Wright · James B. Griffin · Adon A. Gordus

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Cultural Heritage Materials Analysis Archaeology and ancient environmental studies Nuclear Physics and Applications

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By a process of neutron activation, obsidian samples from an archaeological site may be traced to their quarry sources. The potential of this type of information remains largely unexplored and this paper is one small example of its application to Northwestern Plains Archaeology.

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1967IDENTIFICATION OF THE GEOLOGIC ORIGINS OF ARCHAEOLOGICAL ARTIFACTS: AN AUTOMATED METHOD OF Na and Mn NEUTRON ACTIVATION ANALYSIS

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