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Discrimination diagrams have been developed that source Egyptian basaltic artefacts using whole-rock major element geochemistry. These include K 2 O versus SiO 2 , TiO 2 and P 2 O 5 against MgO/Fe 2 O 3 t (total Fe as Fe 2 O 3 ), and a discriminant analysis diagram using SiO 2 , Fe 2 O 3 t , CaO, and MnO. A complementary set of diagrams uses easily obtained trace element data (Nb/Y versus Zr/Nb; Zr [ppm] versus Rb/Sr; TiO 2 [wt % volatile free] versus V; and Cr [ppm] versus Zr/Y) to determine the bedrock sources. These diagrams have been applied to seven First Dynasty basalt vessels (Abydos), two Fourth Dynasty basalt paving stones (Khufu's funerary temple, Giza), and two Fifth Dynasty paving stones (Sahure's complex, Abu Sir). They show that the bedrock source for all the artefacts was the Haddadin flow in northern Egypt. Multidimensional scaling and cluster analysis applied to the whole-rock data (major elements and trace elements together) and previously published mineral fingerprinting studies confirm these results. Comparing mineral versus whole-rock fingerprinting techniques, a major advantage of the former is the small sample size required (0.001 g compared to Ն 0.1 g). Anal

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Author

John D. Greenough; M. P. Gorton; Leanne M. Mallory-Greenough

Publisher

John Wiley and Sons; Wiley (John Wiley & Sons); John Wiley & Sons Inc.; Wiley (ISSN 0883-6353)

Published

2001

Language

EN

Field

Earth and Planetary Sciences (Physical Sciences)