CHARACTERIZATION OF COSTA-RICAN POTSHERDS BY NEUTRON-ACTIVATION ANALYSIS

Authors
ROSSINI I ABBE JC GUEVARA B TENORIO R
Citation
I. Rossini et al., CHARACTERIZATION OF COSTA-RICAN POTSHERDS BY NEUTRON-ACTIVATION ANALYSIS, Journal of radioanalytical and nuclear chemistry, 170(2), 1993, pp. 411-421
Citations number
16
Categorie Soggetti
Chemistry Analytical","Nuclear Sciences & Tecnology","Chemistry Inorganic & Nuclear
Journal title
Journal of radioanalytical and nuclear chemistry → ACNP
ISSN journal
02365731
Volume
170
Issue
2
Year of publication
1993
Pages
411 - 421
Database
ISI
SICI code
0236-5731(1993)170:2<411:COCPBN>2.0.ZU;2-Q
Abstract
Neutron activation analysis has been applied to evaluate the concentra tions of 24 elements in archaeological potsherds and 5 clay samples wi th a view of establishing the average composition profiles. Due to the ir stability in clays, 14 elements were selected as indicators. A stat istical treatment of the overall analytical data, including principal component analysis, was applied in an attempt to determine correlation s between the concentrations of the elements in the samples, possibly in relation with their ages and/or their places of collection.