The principles of choice of Armenian obsidian sources in Bronze Age, obtained by pXRF analysis
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Keywords:
natural resources, obsidian, geochemical analysis, portable X-ray fluorescence, Bronze Age, Kura-Araxes.
Abstract
In the previous study an analytical database of geological obsidian samples was obtained within the method of portable X-ray fluorescence (pXRF). In this paper 292 obsidian samples from three settlements belonging to the Kura-Araxes culture were studied. Using the pXRF method, the chemical composition of these samples was compared with the results of geological ones to identify their sources. This will give a chance to understand the origin of the raw material.
