Sourcing Iron Age softstone artefacts in southeastern Arabia
Results from a programme of analysis using Inductively Coupled Plasma‐Mass Spectrometry/Optical Emission Spectrometry (ICP‐MS/OES)
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12181702 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Peter Magee (0000-0003-2986-426X, Bryn Mawr College, corresponding author), Donald C Barber (0000-0002-9196-8775, Bryn Mawr College), Don Barber, Marta Sobur (Harvard University), Sabah Jasim |
| Year | 2005 |
| Volume | 16 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 129-143 |
| Publication date | 2005-10-26 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Arabian archaeology and epigraphy (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0905-7196 • E-ISSN: 1600-0471 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1111/j.1600-0471.2005.00247.x |
| OpenAlex | W2119115116 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 6 |
| References cited | 15 |
Iron Age softstone vessels manufactured in southeastern Arabia are widely distributed across that region and in lesser amounts throughout Western Asia. Results from a pilot programme of analysis using Inductively Coupled Plasma Mass Spectrometry/Optical Emission Spectrometry on vessel fragments from two southeast Arabian sites are presented. These results indicate the existence of geochemically distinct groups that are separated by both transition metals and rare earth elements. While this indicates the potential for the application of the provenance postulate in softstone analysis, these promising results need to be further tested by an expanded programme of analysis which includes quarry fragments
Analytical Chemistry (journal · Archaeology · Chromatography · Elemental analysis · Geochemistry · Geography · Inductively coupled plasma · Inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry · Mass spectrometry · Physics · Plasma · Provenance · Archaeology and ancient environmental studies · Chemistry · Cultural Heritage Materials Analysis · Forensic and Genetic Research · Environmental Chemistry · Geology
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| Citations per year | 0,3 |
| Citation span | 2006 - 2024 (19) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 6 |