史前石矿产品的特征 史前石矿产品的特征
G de G Sieveking1, P T Craddock, M J Hughes
1Department of Prehistoric Antiques, British Museum, London WC1.
Nature
|October 17, 1970
概括
石的微量元素分析揭示了独特的化学特征,使产品与主要的英国和欧洲新石器时期石矿区分开来. 这一发现有助于采购考古文物.
科学领域:
- 考古测量考古测量方法
- 史前考古学 史前考古学
- 地质化学 地质化学
背景情况:
- 新石器时代的石英矿是整个欧洲工具生产的原材料的重要来源.
- 了解石文物的来源是重建贸易网络和技术互动的关键.
研究的目的:
- 调查微量元素分析的潜力,以区分石与英国和欧洲主要新石器矿的区别.
- 为了确定重点新石器石英来源的地化学指纹.
主要方法:
- 诱导合等离子体质谱法 (ICP-MS) 用于精确的微量元素量化.
- 统计分析 (例如,主要组件分析) 用于确定矿源组之间的显著差异.
主要成果:
- 在英国和欧洲新石器石矿产品之间观察到微量元素度的统计学上显著差异.
- 特定的元素比率和模式为区分石来源提供了基础.
结论:
- 微量元素分析提供了一种强大的方法来获取新石器时代的石文物.
- 地化学数据支持识别不同的英国和欧洲石采矿传统和交换系统.
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