Methodological issues in the geochemical characterisation and morphological analysis of stone tools: a case study from Nuku Hiva, Marquesas Islands, east Polynesia

In this thesis, three methodological issues pertaining to the geochemical analysis and characterisation of stone tools were investigated. The first consisted of evaluating the potential of Portable X-Ray Fluorescence (PXRF) analysis as a means of characterising archaeological basalt adzes. Severa...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: McAlister, Andrew Joseph
Other Authors: Allen, Melinda
Published: ResearchSpace@Auckland 2011
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/2292/10279