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Neutron Activation Analysis and Archaeology

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  2. Department of Chemistry, University of Louisville,

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ASHWORTH, M., ABELES, T. Neutron Activation Analysis and Archaeology. Nature 210, 9–11 (1966). https://doi.org/10.1038/210009a0

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