23270
Author
Scheetz, Barry E.; Stevenson, Christopher M.
Editor
Wood, W. Raymond
Author Affiliation
Pennsylvania State University. University Park. Materials Research Laboratory;Archaeological and Historical Consultants. Inc. Pennsylvania
Title Of Article Chaper
The role of resolution and sample preparation in hydration rim measurement: implications for experimentally determined hydration rates
Title Of Journal Book
American antiquity
Volume
53
Issue
1
Pages
110-117
ISSN
0002-7316
Language Of Text
English
Language Of Summary
English
Literature Type
Serial
Literature Level
Analytic
Abstract
The role of the theoretical limit of resolution of optical microscopes is discussed in relation to obsidian rim age-date determinations. The resolution of the optics is shown to contribute an error of ± 20 percent. The error analysis identified the determination of the activation energy as the single step in the dating process that introduces the largest error. -- AATA
Keywords
Optical Microscopy Resolution;Obsidian Rim Age determination; Dating Obsidian hydration;Dating Sample Preparation AATA
pub_id
23270