THE PRINCIPLES OF CHOICE OF ARMENIAN OBSIDIAN SOURCES IN BRONZE AGE, OBTAINED BY pXRF ANALYSIS

Authors

  • A.K. Juharyan Institute of Archaeology and Ethnography SONP NAS RA

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.46991/PYSU:C/2018.52.1.020

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.

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Published

2018-04-16

How to Cite

Juharyan, A. (2018). THE PRINCIPLES OF CHOICE OF ARMENIAN OBSIDIAN SOURCES IN BRONZE AGE, OBTAINED BY pXRF ANALYSIS. Proceedings of the YSU C: Geological and Geographical Sciences, 52(1 (245), 20–26. https://doi.org/10.46991/PYSU:C/2018.52.1.020

Issue

Vol. 52 No. 1 (245) (2018)

Section

Geology

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