PROVENANCING FLINT ARTEFACTS WITH ICP–MS USING REE SIGNATURES AND Pb ISOTOPES AS DISCRIMINANTS: PRELIMINARY RESULTS OF A CASE STUDY FROM NORTHERN SWEDEN

Archaeological flint artefacts from the late Mesolithic/early Neolithic site of Vuollerim, northern Sweden, have been geochemically investigated with ICP–SFMS and MC–ICP–MS in search for the geological/geographical origin of the non‐local flint. The Vuollerim flints were compared with reference samp...

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Published in:Archaeometry
Main Authors: OLOFSSON, A., RODUSHKIN, I.
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2011
Subjects:
Flint
Vuollerim
Northern Sweden
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1475-4754.2011.00605.x
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Summary:Archaeological flint artefacts from the late Mesolithic/early Neolithic site of Vuollerim, northern Sweden, have been geochemically investigated with ICP–SFMS and MC–ICP–MS in search for the geological/geographical origin of the non‐local flint. The Vuollerim flints were compared with reference samples from Denmark (Cretaceous/Tertiary flint) and Russia (Carboniferous flint). Elemental concentrations as well as elemental ratios for REEs and isotopic ratios for Pb and Sr are presented. Significant differences were found between different geological/geographical contexts. Two of the Vuollerim samples can be ascribed a South Scandinavian origin. Possibly also eastern flint is present, although the results are not conclusive in this case.

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