As clear as crystal? An attempt at sourcing hydrothermal quartz crystals from the Early Mesolithic site ‘Mohalsen-I’, Vega Island, Norway using LA-ICP-MS and SEM-CL
This article describes an attempt at sourcing hydrothermal quartz crystals from the Early Mesolithic site Mohalsen-I by comparing four pieces of debitage with quartz crystal samples from 19 known quartz crystal occurrences in Norway. Through identifying a possible source, the hope was that we could...
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ftntnutrondheimi:oai:ntnuopen.ntnu.no:11250/3057561 2023-05-15T18:42:40+02:00 As clear as crystal? An attempt at sourcing hydrothermal quartz crystals from the Early Mesolithic site ‘Mohalsen-I’, Vega Island, Norway using LA-ICP-MS and SEM-CL Spjelkavik, Skule Olaus Svendsen Müller, Axel 2022 application/pdf https://hdl.handle.net/11250/3057561 eng eng Institutt for arkeologi, historie, kultur- og religionsvitenskap (UiB), Universitetsmuseet i Bergen Universitetet i Bergen arkeologiske skrifter (UBAS). 2022, 12 31-55. urn:issn:2535-390X https://hdl.handle.net/11250/3057561 cristin:2037185 31-55 12 Universitetet i Bergen arkeologiske skrifter (UBAS) Peer reviewed Journal article 2022 ftntnutrondheimi 2023-03-15T23:43:55Z This article describes an attempt at sourcing hydrothermal quartz crystals from the Early Mesolithic site Mohalsen-I by comparing four pieces of debitage with quartz crystal samples from 19 known quartz crystal occurrences in Norway. Through identifying a possible source, the hope was that we could shed light on mobility patterns and raw material procurement strategies in the research area. The samples were analysed using laser ablation inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (LA-ICP-MS) and scanning electron microscopy cathodoluminescence (SEM-CL). Through analysing SEM-CL images and the chemical composition of five samples from the BergliaGlassberget occurrence in Lierne, we found similar structural features and chemical concentrations of selected trace elements in the samples. This indicates that the method is a viable approach to sourcing hydrothermal quartz crystals from archaeological contexts. However, no clear parallel for the samples from Mohalsen-I was discovered, indicating that the source is not among the quartz crystal occurrences analysed here. The research conducted will serve as a basis for potential future investigations and as a reference for similar studies. publishedVersion Article in Journal/Newspaper Vega Island NTNU Open Archive (Norwegian University of Science and Technology) Norway Vega Island ENVELOPE(-57.500,-57.500,-63.833,-63.833) |
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This article describes an attempt at sourcing hydrothermal quartz crystals from the Early Mesolithic site Mohalsen-I by comparing four pieces of debitage with quartz crystal samples from 19 known quartz crystal occurrences in Norway. Through identifying a possible source, the hope was that we could shed light on mobility patterns and raw material procurement strategies in the research area. The samples were analysed using laser ablation inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (LA-ICP-MS) and scanning electron microscopy cathodoluminescence (SEM-CL). Through analysing SEM-CL images and the chemical composition of five samples from the BergliaGlassberget occurrence in Lierne, we found similar structural features and chemical concentrations of selected trace elements in the samples. This indicates that the method is a viable approach to sourcing hydrothermal quartz crystals from archaeological contexts. However, no clear parallel for the samples from Mohalsen-I was discovered, indicating that the source is not among the quartz crystal occurrences analysed here. The research conducted will serve as a basis for potential future investigations and as a reference for similar studies. publishedVersion |
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Spjelkavik, Skule Olaus Svendsen Müller, Axel As clear as crystal? An attempt at sourcing hydrothermal quartz crystals from the Early Mesolithic site ‘Mohalsen-I’, Vega Island, Norway using LA-ICP-MS and SEM-CL |
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As clear as crystal? An attempt at sourcing hydrothermal quartz crystals from the Early Mesolithic site ‘Mohalsen-I’, Vega Island, Norway using LA-ICP-MS and SEM-CL |
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As clear as crystal? An attempt at sourcing hydrothermal quartz crystals from the Early Mesolithic site ‘Mohalsen-I’, Vega Island, Norway using LA-ICP-MS and SEM-CL |
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As clear as crystal? An attempt at sourcing hydrothermal quartz crystals from the Early Mesolithic site ‘Mohalsen-I’, Vega Island, Norway using LA-ICP-MS and SEM-CL |
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As clear as crystal? An attempt at sourcing hydrothermal quartz crystals from the Early Mesolithic site ‘Mohalsen-I’, Vega Island, Norway using LA-ICP-MS and SEM-CL |
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As clear as crystal? An attempt at sourcing hydrothermal quartz crystals from the Early Mesolithic site ‘Mohalsen-I’, Vega Island, Norway using LA-ICP-MS and SEM-CL |
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as clear as crystal? an attempt at sourcing hydrothermal quartz crystals from the early mesolithic site ‘mohalsen-i’, vega island, norway using la-icp-ms and sem-cl |
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Institutt for arkeologi, historie, kultur- og religionsvitenskap (UiB), Universitetsmuseet i Bergen |
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