X-ray fluorescence (XRF) spectroscopy is a well-established and commonly used technique
in obtaining diagnostic compositional data on geological samples. Recently, developments …

Portable X-ray fluorescence (pXRF) instruments have gained considerable attention within
the archaeological community. Few other recent instrumental developments have generated …

As I have discussed in the last chapter, our goal here is not to elucidate XRF for the entire
scientific community–this has been done admirably by others–but to translate the physics …

The Lower to Middle Paleolithic transition (~ 400,000 to 200,000 years ago) is marked by
technical, behavioral, and anatomical changes among hominin populations throughout …

Seventy-five intact Mimbres and Jornada pottery sherds from the American Southwest were
analyzed by portable XRF and instrumental neutron activation analysis (INAA). Examination …

Uncritical application of portable X‐ray fluorescence (PXRF) to non‐destructive analysis of
archaeological ceramics has been received with scepticism. In this article, we present a …

Elemental analysis is a fundamental method of analysis on archaeological materials to
address their overall composition or identify the source of their geological components, yet …

The obsidian sources of central Anatolia, the Aegean and central Europe have been studied
in detail over the past 50 years. Various analytical techniques have been employed to …

Recent innovations in portable energy-dispersive X-ray fluorescence (PXRF) spectrometry
have increased its utility for the geochemical characterization of obsidian artifacts for …

Handheld portable XRF (HHpXRF) has received considerable recent attention in
archaeology, especially for obsidian sourcing. Published studies largely suggest a high …