Author： Hancock R.G.V. Aufreiter S. Kenyon I. Latta M.
Publisher： Academic Press
ISSN： 0305-4403
Source： Journal of Archaeological Science, Vol.26, Iss.8, 1999-08, pp. : 907-912
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Abstract
Ninety-four glass beads, from the early 17th century Auger site in southern Ontario, were analysed non-destructively by instrumental neutron activation analysis. The beads were either ovoid or tubular (cylindrical) in shape and varied in mass from 68 mg to 858 mg. Apart from three anomalous beads, all beads were tin-rich with concentrations ranging from a low of 6·5% to a high of 15·5%. There appear to be a minimum of four different glass chemistries within this bead suite, some of which are bead-shape specific. It is only by analysing the available suites of beads, from as many sites as possible, that inter-bead heterogeneity may be established. A feeling for site-specific, inter-bead heterogeneity is needed before speculations on chemical chronologies may be attempted.
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