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Table VIII. Comparison of Composite" Values for Analyses of Excavated Ancient Near Eastern Ivory Specimens with Specimens of Unknown Provenance...

A rtifacts and works of art have been carved from bone and ivory from prehistoric times. The importance of these objects to art historical scholarship is well documented. In recent years, many ivory artifacts have been recovered in excavations in the Ancient Near East from such... 

Tn a recent study we examined samples taken from ivory artifacts exca-vated at Hasanlu, Acem Hiiyiik, and Nimrud. Elemental analyses were obtained for carbon, hydrogen, and nitrogen (I). The results for specimens of known provenance were used to develop preliminary criteria for Ancient Near Eastern archaeological ivory artifacts of uncertain provenance. The useful results obtained in that work suggested an extension of similar observations to other excavation sites in the Ancient Near East (Megiddo and Khorsabad). The range of analyses was extended to include fluorine. 

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