Recent Advances in Laser Ablation ICP-MS for Archaeology

1. Instrumentation, Fundamentals, and Application of Laser Ablation-Inductively Coupled Plasma-Mass Spectrometry.- Part I. Sample Introduction.- 2. Introduction to Solid Sampling Strategies.- 3. Open-Cell Ablation Of Killke and Inka Pottery from The Cuzco Area: Museum Collections as Repositories of Provenience Information.- 4. Optimization of 2D LA-ICP-MS Mapping of Glass With Decorative Colored Features: Application To Analysis Of A Polychrome Vessel Fragment From The Iron Age.- 5. LA-ICP-MS Analysis of Ancient Silver Coins Using Concentration Profiles.- Part II. Application to Non-Siliceous Materials.- 6. Analysis of Non-Siliceous Archaeological Materials by LA-ICP-MS.- 7. Precise And Accurate Analysis Of Gold Alloys: Varna, The EarliestGold Of Mankind-A Case Study.- 8. LA-ICP-MS Analysis Of Prehistoric Copper And Bronze Metalwork From Armenia.- Part III. Application to Vitreous Materials.- 9. Analysis of Vitreous Archaeological Materials by LA-ICP-MS.- 10. Contributions Of LA-ICP-MS To Obsidian Sourcing In The Pacific.- 11. The role of LA-ICP-MS in The Investigation of Archaeological Glass.- 12. Glass Characterization Using Laser Ablation-Inductively Coupled Plasma-Mass Spectrometry Methods.- 13. A Proficiency Test For LA-ICP-MS Laboratories Analyzing Ancient Glass.- 14. Characterization of slag inclusions in iron objects.- Part IV. Expanding the application of LA-ICP-MS in archaeology.- 15. Expanded Applications ofLaser Ablation-ICP-MS in Archaeology .- 16. Determining The Provenience Of Garnet Beads Using LA-ICP-MS.- 17. Application Of LA-ICP-MS To Black Stone Objects Used During The Iron Age In Celtic Europe.- 18. Investigating Biogenic versus Diagenetic Trace Element Incorporation in Archaeological Mineralized Tissues with LA-ICP-MS.