A series of well-characterized specimens, known as the Peabody-Yale Reference Obsidians
(PYRO) sets, has been designed to aid with calibrating and assessing X-ray fluorescence …

Abstract The Chaves cave (Huesca, Spain) is located in the central Pre‐Pyrenean range in
NE Iberia. It is a huge cave opening to the east, which was systematically excavated …

For more than a half-century, obsidian provenancing has underpinned many archaeological
investigations of peoples of the past. The pace of obsidian studies in this regard has …

We geochemically characterize two chert formations outcropping in the Pyrenees and
presenting similar characteristics at the visual and microscopic scale: The Montgaillard …

The geochemical characterization of several lacustrine chert formations outcropping in the
Central-Eastern Pre-Pyrenean area is presented. Four geological formations were …

AIFIRA is a small-scale ion beam facility equipped with a single-stage electrostatic
accelerator delivering bright beams of light ions (protons, deuterons and helium ions) in the …

Archaeological studies carried out in recent decades have demonstrated that the Pre‐
Pyrenees, a mountain range in north‐east Iberia, were regularly frequented by several …

Since the introduction of portable X‐ray fluorescence (pXRF) technology to obsidian
provenance research, the volume of published studies has increased exponentially. This …

The presence of obsidian in the Near East has always evoked a response about its exotic
nature and origins. It was not until 1960s, however, that this was put onto a scientific footing …

The geographical name of Monegros has traditionally been used to describe a high‐quality,
dark‐coloured chert originating in a carbonate lacustrine environment, being one of the most …