8054
Accession Number
10528
Title Of Article Chaper
Gold traces on wedge-shaped artifact from the Late Neolithic of Southern Scandinarra analyzed by proton-induced x-ray emission spectroscopy. Part 1. The wedge-shaped pendants of the Scandinavian Neolithic
Title Of Journal Book
Archaeometry
Volume
18
Issue
1
Pages
39-42
Literature Type
Serial
Literature Level
Analytic
Abstract
Wedge-shaped pendants made from black slate have been identified as touchstones for bronze and precious metal. The author states that tests of modern bronze alloys on slate pendants allow one to distinguish alloys with a 2% difference in tin content. -- AATA
pub_id
8054