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Plant elemental composition and portable X-rayfluore scence (pXRF) spectroscopy:quantification under differentanalytical parameters

open access: yes, 2016
Emergence of portable X-ray fluorescence (pXRF) systems presents new opportunities for rapid, low-cost plant analysis, both as a lab system and in situ system.
Towett, Erick K.   +5 more
core   +2 more sources

Sourcing obsidian artefacts from Early Neolithic sites in South-Central Romania

open access: yesMateriale și Cercetări Arheologice, 2019
Portable X‐ ray fluorescence spectroscopy (pXRF) was used to reveal the chemical signatures of 60 obsidian artefacts from two Early Neolithic sites in the Muntenia region of southern Romania – Uliești in Dâmbovița County and Măgura – Buduiasca in ...
Boroneanț, A.   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Monte Finocchito and Heloros Pottery Production: New Evidence through Technological Studies and Material Analysis

open access: yesOpen Archaeology, 2017
This paper discusses the use of non-destructive portable X-ray fluorescence (pXRF) to distinguish sources of variation in 8th Century BC Greek and Sicilian ceramics. The project comprises an element of my PhD study through La Trobe University, concerning
Raudino Anna   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

The Influence of Spectral Interferences on Critical Element Determination with Portable X-Ray Fluorescence (pXRF)

open access: yes, 2018
Field portable X-ray fluorescence (pXRF) spectrometers are routinely used in mineral resources studies. To date, mineral resources studies have largely focussed on the application of pXRF to the exploration for deposits of base and precious metals.
Bernd Lottermoser   +3 more
core   +1 more source

Tracing the source of obsidian from prehistoric sites in Bulgaria

open access: yesБългарско е-Списание за Археология, 2017
Portable X-ray fluorescence (pXRF) spectrometry was used to obtain source determinations for 11 obsidian artefacts from five archaeological sites in Bulgaria. The results show that all the archaeological specimens can be linked to obsidian sources in the
Clive Bonsall   +7 more
doaj  

Geochemical Data of Scaglia Bianca Chert from Central Italy for Provenance Studies

open access: yesJournal of Open Archaeology Data
This work presents the first geochemical characterization data of Scaglia Bianca Fm chert from Central Italy. The dataset is part of the chert reference collection (SiliROck) of Sapienza, University of Rome, and includes 110 chert samples collected from ...
Elena Carletti   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Non-destructive PXRF analysis of museum-curated obsidian from the Near East

open access: yes, 2012
Non-destructive pXRF has the potential to expand sample populations of archaeological provenancing studies by facilitating access to museum collections of artefacts.
Nicola Forster   +3 more
core   +1 more source

PXRF Determination of the Obsidian Industry from the S–F Area of Piani della Corona EBA Settlement (Bagnara Calabra–RC, South Italy)

open access: yesOpen Archaeology, 2017
Archaeological excavations in the S-F area of Piani della Corona settlement have affected a portion of 2200 m2 of a large plateau (490 m asl). The researches, conducted between 2007 and 2008 by the Superintendence of the Museo Preistorico Etnografico “L.
Marino Sara   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Obsidian finds from the Early Neolithic site at Grumăzeşti – Deleni, Neamţ County

open access: yesMateriale și Cercetări Arheologice, 2018
The site of Grumăzești – Deleni (Neamț County) was excavated by Silvia Marinescu‐ Bîlcu during the late 1960s and 1970s. The excavations unearthed the remains of an Early Neolithic (Starčevo‐ Criș) settlement, as well as traces of occupation during the ...
Boroneanț, A., Diaconu, V., Bonsall, C.
doaj   +1 more source

A Compositional Study (pXRF) of Early Holocene Obsidian Assemblages from Cyprus, Eastern Mediterranean

open access: yesOpen Archaeology, 2019
This paper presents the results of the geochemical characterisation of complete obsidian assemblages dating to the Early Aceramic Neolithic (8200–6900 Cal BC) and located in Cyprus, eastern Mediterranean.
Moutsiou Theodora
doaj   +1 more source

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