Hood, Bryan; Ravna, Erling Krog; Dahl, trine merete; Skandfer, Marianne (Chapter; Bokkapittel, 2022)
This is a preliminary study of the potential for sourcing asbestos minerals used as temper in ceramics from Early Metal Age sites in Finnmark, northern Norway. Energy dispersive spectroscopy
(EDS/EDX) is used to analyze samples from geological sources and archaeological sites. Although
tempers were highly portable, the results of the analysis mostly indicate local procurement, however non-local ...