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Ammonium Chloride Powder Used in the Photography of Artifacts

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  20 January 2017

David L. Weide  and
Gary D. Webster
David L. Weide
Affiliation:
University of California, Los Angeles, California
Gary D. Webster
Affiliation:
San Diego State College, San Diego, California
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Abstract

Application of ammonium chloride powder to artifacts of quartz, obsidian, and chert aids in the production of photographs that show excellent surface detail.

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Facts and Comments
Information
American Antiquity , Volume 32 , Issue 1 , January 1967 , pp. 104 - 105
Copyright
Copyright © The Society for American Archaeology 1967

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