Archaeological metals, studies

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The broad range of elements to which ICP-MS is sensitive is another advantage for archaeology-based studies. Some important elements found in metal alloys, glass colorants, ceramic paints, and/or glazes cannot be measured by INAA (i.e., Pb) or require nonstandard analytical procedures (i.e., Cu, Ag, Sn) due to nuclear properties or matrix effects. ICP-MS also permits isotope ratio characterization (albeit with limitations, as discussed below), which can be as or more useful than elemental abundances in provenance investigations of... 

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