Laser Ablation ICP‐MS in Archaeology

Neff, Héctor

doi:10.1002/9781118180730.ch37

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“…Given the extremely low levels of trace element concentrations and comparatively limited compositional variation in chert or flint (Luedtke, ; Gratuze, Blet‐Lemarquand, & Barrandon, ), LA‐ICP‐MS is increasingly used as analytical technique for chemical characterization of lithic artifacts made of either lithic materials (e.g., Bressy, ; Moroni & Petrelli, ; Roll et al., ; Bressy & Floss, 2006; Evans et al., , ; Brandl et al., , ; Pettitt, Rockman, & Chenery, ; Speer, ). LA‐ICP‐MS requires minimal sample preparation, and analyzes a wide range of trace elements with high sensitivity in a short amount of time (a few minutes per sample), thus allowing for a very high sample throughput (Speakman & Neff, ; Resano, García‐Ruiz, & Vanhaecke, ; Neff, ).…”

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“…Given the extremely low levels of trace element concentrations and comparatively limited compositional variation in chert or flint (Luedtke, 1992;Gratuze, Blet-Lemarquand, & Barrandon, 2001), LA-ICP-MS is increasingly used as analytical technique for chemical characterization of lithic artifacts made of either lithic materials (e.g., Bressy, 2003;Moroni & Petrelli, 2005;Roll et al, 2005;Bressy & Floss, 2006;Evans et al, 2007Evans et al, , 2010Brandl et al, 2011Brandl et al, , 2014Pettitt, Rockman, & Chenery, 2012;Speer, 2014). LA-ICP-MS requires minimal sample preparation, and analyzes a wide range of trace elements with high sensitivity in a short amount of time (a few minutes per sample), thus allowing for a very high sample throughput (Speakman & Neff, 2005;Resano, García-Ruiz, & Vanhaecke, 2010;Neff, 2012). All LA-ICP-MS measurements were conducted using an Agilent 7500ce quadrupole ICP-MS unit housed at the Central Laboratory for Water, Minerals and Rocks, NAWI Graz (University of Graz and Graz University of Technology, Austria), with sample introduction via an ESI NWR-193 laser ablation system.…”

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Geochemical Sourcing of Flint Artifacts from Western Belgium and the German Rhineland: Testing Hypotheses on Gravettian Period Mobility and Raw Material Economy

Moreau

Brandl

Filzmoser³

et al. 2016

Geoarchaeology

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Identifying the geological and geographical origin of lithic raw materials is critical to effectively address prehistoric forager raw material economies and mobility strategies. Currently, Paleolithic archaeology in Belgium lacks a systematic sourcing strategy to effectively substantiate detailed interpretations of prehistoric hunter‐gatherer behavioral change across time and space. This pilot study evaluates the potential to “fingerprint” flint from the Mons Basin, western Belgium, using the laser ablation‐inductively coupled plasma‐mass spectrometry (LA‐ICP‐MS) technique and a multivariate statistical analysis of 87 geological samples and 39 Gravettian period chipped stone artifacts. We reappraise two hypotheses raised by previous scholars based on visual raw material identification: (1) the Gravettian occupants of Maisières‐Canal supplied themselves with “black flint” from one single source; (2) the sites Rhens and Koblenz‐Metternich yielded artifacts indicative of long‐distance transfer of western Belgian flint into the German Rhineland, ca. 260 km from the primary source area. Our results demonstrate the validity of LA‐ICP‐MS data with flint and compositional data analysis for fingerprinting discrete geological formations from the Mons Basin. We suggest multiple source provisioning for Maisières‐Canal. Geochemical characterization of other potential flint sources is required to validate the long‐distance transfer hypothesis of western Belgian “black flint” into the German Rhineland.

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Geochemical Sourcing of Flint Artifacts from Western Belgium and the German Rhineland: Testing Hypotheses on Gravettian Period Mobility and Raw Material Economy

Moreau

Brandl

Filzmoser³

et al. 2016

Geoarchaeology

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“…Erakutsitako abantailei esker laser bidezko ablazioa erreferentziazko teknika bilakatu da kimika analitikoaren esparruan lagin konplexuen (material geokimikoak, geruza anizkoitzeko laginak, ingurune-laginak eta lagin biologikoak, artelanak, arkeologia-piezak eta harribitxiak, esaterako) analisi mikroskopikoa egiteko [10][11][12].…”

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Laser bidezko ablazioaren egungo egoera eta aplikazioak

Grijalba¹,

Claverie²,

Donard³

et al. 2017

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Laburpena: 80ko hamarkadaz geroztik, laser bidezko ablazioa eta akoplamendu induktibozko plasma-masa espektrometria (LA-ICPMS) konbinatzen dituen teknika analitikoa sakonki ikertu eta garatu da, eta, gaur egun, lagin solidoen analisi elemental zein isotopiko zuzena egiteko erreferentziazko teknika bilakatu da. Ezaugarri bereizgarrienak hauexek dira: erabilpen erraza, analisi-denbora laburra, laginari eragindako kalte urriak, sentsibilitate handia eta elementu nagusi zein minoritarioen eta ratio isotopikoen aldibereko neurketa ahalbidetzen duen tarte dinamiko zabala. Lan honetan, LA-ICPMS teknikaren oinarriak eta konfigurazio orokorra azaldu eta femtosegundo/ nanosegundo laser bidezko ablazioaren erabileraren arteko desberdintasun nagusiak nabarmentzen dira. Azkenik, teknika honen egungo egoeraz jabetzeko, jatorri askotariko laginen analisi elementala laburbildu eta berrikusten da biologian eta ingurumenean, osasunean, geokimikan zein auzitegi zientzien alorretan.Hitz gakoak: Laser bidezko ablazioa (LA), akoplamendu induktibozko plasma-masa espektrometria (ICPMS), femtosegundo, nanosegundo, lagin solidoen analisi zuzena. Abstract:Since the early 80s, laser-ablation inductively-coupled-plasma mass spectrometry (LA-ICPMS) has been widely explored and nowadays is considered to be one of the most versatile analytical techniques for the direct trace elemental and isotopic analyses of solid samples. The most remarkable features are ease of use, fast sample throughput, limited sample damages, high sensitivity and wide dynamic range which allows the simultaneous acquisition of major and trace elements, as well as the meas-EKAIA 31.indd 45 EKAIA 31.indd 45

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“…By analyzing geochemical diagrams and performing principal component analysis, one is able to establish artifact‐source geological location relationships (Gauthier et al, ). Furthermore, laser ablation inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (LA‐ICP‐MS) has been increasingly applied in flint characterization and source provenance studies (e.g., Brandl et al, , ; L. Moreau et al, ; Moroni & Petrelli, ; Neff, ). Because LA‐ICP‐MS requires minimal sample preparation, this nearly nondestructive method is very suitable for sensitive archaeological materials (Brandl, ).…”

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“…Furthermore, laser ablation inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (LA-ICP-MS) has been increasingly applied in flint characterization and source provenance studies (e.g., Brandl et al, 2011Brandl et al, , 2014L. Moreau et al, 2016;Moroni & Petrelli, 2005;Neff, 2012). Because LA-ICP-MS requires minimal sample preparation, this nearly nondestructive method is very suitable for sensitive archaeological materials (Brandl, 2014).…”

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Preliminary characterization of flint raw material used on prehistoric sites in NW Belgium

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This study aims at analyzing the mineralogical, chemical, and structural characteristics of flint raw material used for the production of prehistoric stone tools in NW Belgium. Understanding these characteristics is important to recognize their value for tool making and even tool use during prehistory. Due to its formation process, flint is defined by a wide variety of internal structures, chemical variations, and impurities. Moreover, alteration processes cause additional chemical and structural changes complicating the study of this material. Archaeological artifacts often display alteration features, mostly expressed as patination or burning, leading them to be regularly discarded from the functional analysis of lithic tools. By not incorporating these artifacts, our understanding of the investigated assemblage is biased. It is therefore important to investigate the influence of flint characteristics on its weathering behavior, and the impact of preservation of prehistoric use‐wear traces on flint artifacts. The characteristics of flint raw material and natural patination were studied using a combination of different techniques, such as macroscopic analysis, optical microscopy, X‐ray fluorescence, and high‐resolution X‐ray computed tomography. This resulted in a detailed description and distinction of the different flint variants used on prehistoric sites in NW Belgium and a good understanding of patination.

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Laser Ablation ICP‐MS in Archaeology

Cited by 18 publications

References 82 publications

Geochemical Sourcing of Flint Artifacts from Western Belgium and the German Rhineland: Testing Hypotheses on Gravettian Period Mobility and Raw Material Economy

Geochemical Sourcing of Flint Artifacts from Western Belgium and the German Rhineland: Testing Hypotheses on Gravettian Period Mobility and Raw Material Economy

Laser bidezko ablazioaren egungo egoera eta aplikazioak

Preliminary characterization of flint raw material used on prehistoric sites in NW Belgium

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