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Neutron Activation Analysis of Pre-Columbian Pottery in Venezuela

Year: 2006

Type: conference-paper

Abstract: Pre-Hispanic pottery figurines from north-central Venezuela islands and mainland were analysed by neutron activation analysis (INAA and PGAA) at the Budapest Research to establish their provenience. In order to classify the samples of figurines, characteristic molecular and atomic components were determined. Several mass ratios were calculated for significant classification of the object of two origins. Results shed light on the origin of island figurines and suggest specific areas of their production on the mainland, contributing to better understanding of late pre-Hispanic migration patterns in the southeastern Caribbean region.

Source: Journal of Physics Conference Series

DOI: 10.1088/1742-6596/41/1/045

Authors: L Sajó-Bohus, Ma M Mackowiak de Antczak, Zs Kasztovszky, E D Greaves, A Antczak, A Simonits, D Palacios, B Millan

Institutions: Eötvös Loránd University, Universidad Simón Bolívar, HUN-REN Research Centre for Natural Sciences, Leibniz Institute for Analytical Sciences - ISAS

Language: English

Topic: Cultural Heritage Materials Analysis

Subfield: Archeology (arts and humanities)

Field: Arts and Humanities

Domain: Social Sciences

Open Access status: diamond

Funders: European Commission, Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft, International Atomic Energy Agency, Fondo Nacional de Ciencia Tecnología e Innovación

OpenAlex ID: W2251576911

FWCI: 10.35

Cites: 10

Cited by: 8

Related to: 10