An alternative sample-introduction technique, laser ablation (LA), became commercially available in the mid-1990s. The coupling of laser ablation with state-of-the-art inductively coupled plasma-mass spectrometers (ICP-MS) has resulted in the development of extremely sensitive microprobes capable of determining most elements of the periodic table. Already recognized as an invaluable technique in earth sciences, zoology, and botany, the use of LA-ICP-MS is being explored in archaeology.
Robert Speakman and Hector Neff bring together writings that specifically describe laser ablation, methods for data quantification, and applications. Originating in New World and Mediterranean sites, the materials whose analysis are described here include paints and glazes, ceramic pastes, lithics, human teeth and bone, and metals.
Contributors
David R. Abbott, Arizona State University, Tempe
Ronald L. Bishop, Smithsonian Center for Materials Research and Education
Vera Tiesler Blos, Universidad Autonoma, YucAtan
James W. Cogswell, Northland Research, Tempe, Arizona
Christina Conlee, University of California, Santa Barbara
Andrea Cucina, Universidad Autonoma, YucAtan
Benjamin Diebold, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut
Michael D. Glascock, University of Missouri, Columbia
Brigitte Kovacevich, VanderbiltUniversity, Nashville
Daniel Larson, California State University, Long Beach
Michael Love, California State University, Northridge
Elizabeth J. Miksa, Center for Desert Archaeology, Tucson
Michael P. Neeley, Montana State University, Bozeman
Axel E. Nielson, Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones CientA-ficas y TA(c)cnicas, Argentina
Helen P. Pollard, Michigan State University, East Lansing
Rachel Popelka, University of Missouri, Columbia
Peter Robertshaw, California State University, San Bernardino
Tom Roll, Montana State University, BozemanSachiko Sakai, University of California, Santa Barbara
Candace A. Sall, University of Missouri, Columbia
Katharina Schreiber, University of California, Santa Barbara
Payson Sheets, University of Colorado, BoulderA. Natasha Tabares, Ancient Enterprises, Inc., Santa Monica, California
Kevin J. Vaughn, Pacific Lutheran University, Tacoma
Marilee Wood, University of Witwatersrand, South Africa
Maria Nieves Zedeno, University of Arizona, Tucson
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An alternative sample-introduction technique, laser ablation (LA), became commercially available in the mid-1990s. The coupling of laser ablation with state-of-the-art inductively coupled plasma-mass spectrometers (ICP-MS) has resulted in the development of extremely sensitive microprobes capable of determining most elements of the periodic table. Already recognized as an invaluable technique in earth sciences, zoology, and botany, the use of LA-ICP-MS is being explored in archaeology.
Robert Speakman and Hector Neff bring together writings that specifically describe laser ablation, methods for data quantification, and applications. Originating in New World and Mediterranean sites, the materials whose analysis are described here include paints and glazes, ceramic pastes, lithics, human teeth and bone, and metals.
Contributors
David R. Abbott, Arizona State University, Tempe
Ronald L. Bishop, Smithsonian Center for Materials Research and Education
Vera Tiesler Blos, Universidad Autonoma, YucAtan
James W. Cogswell, Northland Research, Tempe, Arizona
Christina Conlee, University of California, Santa Barbara
Andrea Cucina, Universidad Autonoma, YucAtan
Benjamin Diebold, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut
Michael D. Glascock, University of Missouri, Columbia
Brigitte Kovacevich, VanderbiltUniversity, Nashville
Daniel Larson, California State University, Long Beach
Michael Love, California State University, Northridge
Elizabeth J. Miksa, Center for Desert Archaeology, Tucson
Michael P. Neeley, Montana State University, Bozeman
Axel E. Nielson, Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones CientA-ficas y TA(c)cnicas, Argentina
Helen P. Pollard, Michigan State University, East Lansing
Rachel Popelka, University of Missouri, Columbia
Peter Robertshaw, California State University, San Bernardino
Tom Roll, Montana State University, BozemanSachiko Sakai, University of California, Santa Barbara
Candace A. Sall, University of Missouri, Columbia
Katharina Schreiber, University of California, Santa Barbara
Payson Sheets, University of Colorado, BoulderA. Natasha Tabares, Ancient Enterprises, Inc., Santa Monica, California
Kevin J. Vaughn, Pacific Lutheran University, Tacoma
Marilee Wood, University of Witwatersrand, South Africa
Maria Nieves Zedeno, University of Arizona, Tucson
Imprint | University of New Mexico Press |
Country of origin | United States |
Release date | June 2005 |
Availability | Expected to ship within 12 - 17 working days |
First published | June 2005 |
Editors | Robert J. Speakman, Hector Neff |
Dimensions | 280 x 215 x 18mm (L x W x T) |
Format | Hardcover |
Pages | 200 |
Edition | Library binding |
ISBN-13 | 978-0-8263-3254-7 |
Barcode | 9780826332547 |
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LSN | 0-8263-3254-4 |