NON‐DESTRUCTIVE ANALYSIS OF OBSIDIAN ARTEFACTS USING NUCLEAR TECHNIQUES: INVESTIGATION OF PROVENANCE OF NEAR EASTERN ARTEFACTS

Bernard Gratuze · J.N. Barrandon · K. Al Isa · Marie-Claire Cauvin

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A non‐destructive analytical method using both instrumental neutron activation and proton‐induced gamma ray emission techniques was developed to study the provenance of obsidian artefacts from Turkey, Syria and Iraq.

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