Available Clay and Feldspar Reference Samples As Standards for Archaeological Pottery Studies |
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| Authors: | F J FLANAGAN L J SCHWARZ J J ROWE A F DORRZAPF JR |
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| Institution: | U.S. Geological Survey, National Center, Stop 972, Reston, Va. 22092, U.S.A. |
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| Abstract: | The available clay and feldspar reference samples, rather than the frequently used rock reference samples, are suggested as standards for archaeological pottery studies because their trace-element contents are more like those of the artefacts. Such samples may provide a basis for correlating archaeological studies throughout the world. The assumption that bottles of such reference samples should have homogeneous trace-element contents because of the nature of the materials has been confirmed by the analysis of variance of trace -element data by instrumental neutron activation analysis. |
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