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[edit] Infra-Red Absorption Spectrometry

A technique used in the characterisation of raw materials, it has been particularly useful in distinguishing ambers from different sources: the organic compounds in the amber absorb different wavelengths of infrared radiation passed through them.


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Renfrew, C. and Bahn, P. (2000) Archaeology: Theories, Methods and Practice. London: Thames and Hudson. ISBN: 0-500-28147-5



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