4613
Accession Number
31353
Author
Little, Nicole C.;Scarlett, Timothy J.;Speakman, Robert J.;Glascock, Michael D.;Merritt, Christopher W.
Editor
Glascock, Michael D.;Speakman, Robert J.;Popelka-Filcoff, Rachel S.
Author Affiliation
Research Reactor Center, University of Missouri;Michigan Technological University; Research Reactor Center, University of Missouri; Research Reactor Center, University of Missouri; Michigan Technological University
Title Of Article Chaper
Analysis of Historic Latter-day Saint Pottery Glazes by Laser Ablation - Inductively Coupled Plasma – Mass Spectrometry
Title Of Journal Book
Archaeological Chemistry: Analytical Techniques and Archaeological Interpretation
Pages
447-459
Collation
13 p. : ills.
Reference Bibliography
Includes bibliographic references
Language Of Text
English
Literature Type
Monograph
Literature Level
Analytic
Abstract
In recent years, laser-ablation (LA) systems coupled to state-of-the-art inductively-coupled-plasma mass-spectrometers (ICP-MS) have gained increased popularity in archaeology for providing chemical analyses of a variety of inorganic and organic materials. Such analyses have enabled archaeologists to address questions concerning provenance, trade, and technology through the analysis of metals, lithics, ceramics, and other archaeological materials. One area of research that has proven particularly fruitful has been the analysis of glazes found on pottery. This paper demonstrates the feasibility of detecting different glaze recipes. We will also discuss how compositional groups correspond to manufacturing locales of ethnohistorically known Latter-day Saints’ potters in Utah during the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
Keywords
analysis;pottery;glaze;la-icp-ms;icp;icp-ms
pub_id
4613