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Recent Advances in Laser Ablation ICP-MS for Archaeology

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Editors:
  1. Laure Dussubieux

    1. Integrative Research Center, Elemental Analysis Facility, Field Museum of Natural History, Chicago, USA

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  2. Mark Golitko

    1. Department of Anthropology, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, USA

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  3. Bernard Gratuze

    1. Institut de Recherche sur les Archéomatériaux Centre Ernest Babelon, CNRS/Université d’Orléans, Orléans, France

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  • Explores different aspects of LA-ICP-MS (laser ablation-inductively coupled plasma-mass spectrometry)
  • Presents a large array of new analytical protocols for elemental or isotope analysis
  • Describes data processing and statistical analysis strategies for accurate data interpretation

Part of the book series: Natural Science in Archaeology (ARCHAEOLOGY)

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Table of contents (19 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xvii
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  2. Instrumentation, Fundamentals, and Application of Laser Ablation-Inductively Coupled Plasma-Mass Spectrometry

    • Mattias B. Fricker, Detlef Günther
    Pages 1-19

  4. Application to Non-siliceous Materials

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 89-89
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    2. Analysis of Non-siliceous Archaeological Materials by LA-ICP-MS

      • Laure Dussubieux
      Pages 91-93

    3. Precise and Accurate Analysis of Gold Alloys: Varna, the Earliest Gold of Mankind—A Case Study

      • Verena Leusch, Michael Brauns, Ernst Pernicka
      Pages 95-113

    4. LA-ICP-MS Analysis of Prehistoric Copper and Bronze Metalwork from Armenia

      • David L. Peterson, John V. Dudgeon, Monica Tromp, Arsen Bobokhyan
      Pages 115-133

  5. Application to Vitreous Materials

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 135-135
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    2. Analysis of Vitreous Archaeological Materials by LA-ICP-MS

      • Bernard Gratuze
      Pages 137-139

    3. Contributions of LA-ICP-MS to Obsidian Sourcing in the Pacific

      • Christian Reepmeyer, Wallace Ambrose, Geoffrey Clark
      Pages 141-162

    4. The Role of LA-ICP-MS in the Investigation of Archaeological Glass

      • Simone Cagno, Kevin Hellemans, Koen Janssens
      Pages 163-178

    5. Glass Characterization Using Laser Ablation-Inductively Coupled Plasma-Mass Spectrometry Methods

      • Bernard Gratuze
      Pages 179-196

    6. A Proficiency Test for LA-ICP-MS Laboratories Analyzing Ancient Glass

      • Laure Dussubieux
      Pages 197-212

    7. Characterization of Slag Inclusions in Iron Objects

      • Maxime L’Héritier, Stéphanie Leroy, Philippe Dillmann, Bernard Gratuze
      Pages 213-228

  6. Expanding the Application of LA-ICP-MS in Archaeology

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 229-229
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    2. Expanded Applications of Laser Ablation-ICP-MS in Archaeology

      • Mark Golitko
      Pages 231-233
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About this book

This book explores different aspects of LA-ICP-MS (laser ablation-inductively coupled plasma-mass spectrometry). It presents a large array of new analytical protocols for elemental or isotope analysis. LA-ICP-MS is a powerful tool that combines a sampling device able to remove very small quantities of material without leaving visible damage at the surface of an object. Furthermore, it functions as a sensitive analytical instrument that measures, within a few seconds, a wide range of isotopes in inorganic samples. Determining the elemental or the isotopic composition of ancient material is essential to address questions related to ancient technology or provenance and therefore aids archaeologists in reconstructing exchange networks for goods, people and ideas. Recent improvements of LA-ICP-MS have opened new avenues of research that are explored in this volume.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Integrative Research Center, Elemental Analysis Facility, Field Museum of Natural History, Chicago, USA

    Laure Dussubieux

  • Department of Anthropology, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, USA

    Mark Golitko

  • Institut de Recherche sur les Archéomatériaux Centre Ernest Babelon, CNRS/Université d’Orléans, Orléans, France

    Bernard Gratuze

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Recent Advances in Laser Ablation ICP-MS for Archaeology

  • Editors: Laure Dussubieux, Mark Golitko, Bernard Gratuze

  • Series Title: Natural Science in Archaeology

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-49894-1

  • Publisher: Springer Berlin, Heidelberg

  • eBook Packages: Social Sciences, Social Sciences (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Springer-Verlag GmbH Germany, part of Springer Nature 2016

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-662-49892-7Published: 16 September 2016

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-662-57047-0Published: 15 June 2018

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-662-49894-1Published: 05 September 2016

  • Series ISSN: 1613-9712

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XVII, 358

  • Number of Illustrations: 94 b/w illustrations, 38 illustrations in colour

  • Topics: Archaeology, Characterization and Evaluation of Materials, Geochemistry, Anthropology

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