Abstract
This study presents the analysis of Chalcolithic copper-based artifacts, found in the Peqi‘in and Quruntul caves and from the Camel Site. These artifacts were re-analyzed using LA-MC-ICP-MS (Laser Ablation–Multiple Collector–Inductively Coupled Plasma Mass Spectrometry), enabling the study of the archaeometallurgical provenance of small and corroded artifacts. It was determined that all of the artifacts from the Camel Site are similar to those from the Sandal and Peqi‘in caves, Naḥal Mishmar and Wadi Fidan.
Keywords
copper, Feinan, Timna, Sinai, arsenical bronze, ores
Recommended Citation
Segal, Irina and Halicz, Ludwik
(2014)
"An Advanced Method of Laser Ablation MC-ICP-MS for Provenance Studies in Archaeometallurgy: Chalcolithic Metal Objects from Israel as a Case-Study (pp. 1–10),"
'Atiqot: Vol. 79, Article 1.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.70967/2948-040X.1688
Available at:
https://publications.iaa.org.il/atiqot/vol79/iss1/1
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