Portable XRF on Prehistoric Bronze Artefacts: Limitations and Use for the Detection of Bronze Age Metal Workshops
Two different scientific analyses-one destructive and one non-destructive-were conducted on two separate groups of bronze ornaments dating from 1500-1100 BC to investigate, amongst other traits, the metal composition of their copper-tin alloys. One group of artefacts was sampled, and polished thin s...
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Language: | English |
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De Gruyter
2017-01-01
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Series: | Open Archaeology |
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Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1515/opar-2017-0006 |