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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ftoslouniv:oai:www.duo.uio.no:10852/94708 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 ENEngelskEnglishAs 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 2022-07-05T11:25:40Z http://hdl.handle.net/10852/94708 http://urn.nb.no/URN:NBN:no-97244 EN eng Institutt for arkeologi, historie, kultur- og religionsvitenskap (UiB), Universitetsmuseet i Bergen http://urn.nb.no/URN:NBN:no-97244 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. Universitetet i Bergen arkeologiske skrifter (UBAS). 2022, 12, 31-55 http://hdl.handle.net/10852/94708 2037185 info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:ctx&ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.jtitle=Universitetet i Bergen arkeologiske skrifter (UBAS)&rft.volume=12&rft.spage=31&rft.date=2022 Universitetet i Bergen arkeologiske skrifter (UBAS) 12 31 55 URN:NBN:no-97244 Fulltext https://www.duo.uio.no/bitstream/handle/10852/94708/1/Skule%2Band%2BMuller%2BArticle%2BUBAS12_Web2022.pdf Navngivelse-IkkeKommersiell-DelPåSammeVilkår 3.0 Norge https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/no/ CC-BY-NC-SA 2535-390X Journal article Tidsskriftartikkel Peer reviewed PublishedVersion 2022 ftoslouniv 2022-08-03T22:34:39Z 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 Berglia- Glassberget 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. Article in Journal/Newspaper Vega Island Universitet i Oslo: Digitale utgivelser ved UiO (DUO) Berglia ENVELOPE(18.794,18.794,69.853,69.853) Glassberget ENVELOPE(14.498,14.498,68.400,68.400) 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 Berglia- Glassberget 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. |
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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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http://urn.nb.no/URN:NBN:no-97244 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. Universitetet i Bergen arkeologiske skrifter (UBAS). 2022, 12, 31-55 http://hdl.handle.net/10852/94708 2037185 info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:ctx&ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.jtitle=Universitetet i Bergen arkeologiske skrifter (UBAS)&rft.volume=12&rft.spage=31&rft.date=2022 Universitetet i Bergen arkeologiske skrifter (UBAS) 12 31 55 URN:NBN:no-97244 Fulltext https://www.duo.uio.no/bitstream/handle/10852/94708/1/Skule%2Band%2BMuller%2BArticle%2BUBAS12_Web2022.pdf |
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