Chert Spectral Database
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Site Name Keywords
Prehistoric Quarry sites
Site Type Keywords
Non-Domestic Structures
Other Keywords
Reflectance spectroscopy •
chert provenance •
Mississippian swords
Culture Keywords
Mississippian
Investigation Types
Archaeological Overview •
Collections Research •
Methodology, Theory, or Synthesis •
Systematic Survey
Material Types
Chipped Stone
Temporal Keywords
Mississippi Period
Geographic Keywords
US (ISO Country Code) •
United States of America (Country) •
Tennessee (State / Territory) •
Kentucky (State / Territory) •
North America (Continent) •
Southeastern United States
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The Application of Reflectance Spectroscopy to Chert Provenance of Mississippian Symbolic Weaponry (2013)
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Dissertation that examines the non-destructive application of visible/near-infrared and Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy to chert sourcing. The study also examines the provenance of material used to manufacture a sample of Middle Mississippian sword-form bifaces.