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Expanded Applications of Laser Ablation-ICP-MS in Archaeology

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Recent Advances in Laser Ablation ICP-MS for Archaeology

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This chapter briefly reviews novel and expanded archaeological applications of LA-ICP-MS as presented in the chapters in Part IV of this volume.

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Golitko, M. (2016). Expanded Applications of Laser Ablation-ICP-MS in Archaeology. In: Dussubieux, L., Golitko, M., Gratuze, B. (eds) Recent Advances in Laser Ablation ICP-MS for Archaeology. Natural Science in Archaeology. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-49894-1_15

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