Compositional Analysis of Glass Beads from Missouri Historic Sites Using Laser Ablation–Inductively Coupled Plasma–Mass Spectrometry

Author(s): Deepro Sanjid Qais; Candace Sall; Alexa Kuo; Brandi MacDonald

Year: 2024

Summary

This is an abstract from the "SAA 2024: Individual Abstracts" session, at the 89th annual meeting of the Society for American Archaeology.

Chemical analysis of glass beads using laser ablation–inductively coupled plasma–mass spectrometry (LA-ICP-MS) is a commonly applied technique in archaeometric analysis. The compositional study of glass and glass objects provides insight into the raw materials used, and their manufacturing processes and workshop origins. Among many early historic period North American contexts, they also provide insight into the chronology of cross-cultural relationships between Indigenous peoples and European settlers as glass beads were a commonly traded item. This poster will present preliminary results from the compositional analysis of an assemblage of monochrome and polychrome glass beads and bead fragments from Missouri historic sites, using LA-ICP-MS.

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Compositional Analysis of Glass Beads from Missouri Historic Sites Using Laser Ablation–Inductively Coupled Plasma–Mass Spectrometry. Deepro Sanjid Qais, Candace Sall, Alexa Kuo, Brandi MacDonald. Presented at The 89th Annual Meeting of the Society for American Archaeology. 2024 ( tDAR id: 499643)

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Keywords

General
Archaeometry & Materials Analysis: Glass Analysis • Material Culture and Technology

Geographic Keywords
North America: Midwest

Spatial Coverage

min long: -103.975; min lat: 36.598 ; max long: -80.42; max lat: 48.922 ;

Record Identifiers

Abstract Id(s): 39369.0