id
	12885
Url
	https://chloe.cnr.it/s/BiDiAr/item/12885
Resource template
	Academic Article
Resource class
	bibo:AcademicArticle
Title
	PXRF characterisation of obsidian from central Anatolia, the Aegean and central Europe
Creator
	Milić, Marina
Date
	2014
Language
	eng
Abstract
	The obsidian sources of central Anatolia, the Aegean and central Europe have been studied in detail over the past 50 years. Various analytical techniques have been employed to discriminate artefacts from each of these and to reconstruct their zones of distribution. This paper presents a pXRF method that allows mass sampling of artefacts focusing on three neighbouring regions, particularly where these zones overlap. Successful discrimination of the obsidian source for products could be achieved using three-dimensional scatter plots of trace elements Rb–Sr–Zr. PXRF can thus be appreciated as a powerful tool in the region, enabling non-destructive on-site analyses in contexts where the export of artefacts is often difficult if not impossible. The ability to rapidly process large assemblages also has major implications for generating data-sets of sufficient resolution to transform archaeological interpretation.
Is Part Of
	Journal of Archaeological Science
Cited by
	12585
Doi
	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jas.2013.08.002
Issn
	0305-4403
Pages
	285-296
Uri
	https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0305440313002902
Volume
	41
Homepage
	https://www.zotero.org/groups/5293298/bidiar/items/H4MV6Q8L/item-list

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