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- Title
Stylistic and Chemical Investigation of Turquoise-Blue Glass Artifacts from the Contact Era of Wisconsin.
- Authors
Walder, Heather
- Abstract
The article provides a chemical analysis of turquoise-blue glass beads and pendants found at archaeological sites in Wisconsin from the Native American/French contact period of the 17th and 18th centuries. The author argues that such an analysis provides information on Native American and European population movement and trade goods during this period, along with the adoption of European goods by indigenous peoples and colonial trade networks. Focus is given to the use of Laser Ablation-Inductively Coupled Plasma-Mass Spectrometry (LA-ICP-MS) to conduct the analysis of the artifacts' glass content.
- Subjects
ARCHAEOLOGICAL excavations; GLASS beads; NATIVE Americans -- First contact with Europeans; GLASS analysis; INDUCTIVELY coupled plasma mass spectrometry; TRADE goods; PENDANTS (Jewelry)
- Publication
Midcontinental Journal of Archaeology (Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc.), 2013, Vol 38, Issue 1, p119
- ISSN
0146-1109
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1179/mca.2013.003