Musket Balls, Lewis & Clark, and the Fur Trade: Isotopic, Elemental, and Historical Analysis

Authors

Douglas C. Wilson, Portland State UniversityFollow

Published In

NCRI Report

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

4-2009

Subjects

Bullets -- History -- 19th century, Fort Vancouver (Wash.) -- Antiquities, Fort Clatsop (Or.) -- Antiquities, Isotopes -- Analysis

Abstract

Overview of a study on the chemical analysis of lead objects has been used in archaeology and forensics to tie a particular ore or manufacturer to a particular artifact.

Results of the study were presented at the 62nd Annual Northwest Anthropology Conference, April 9, 2009 at Newport, Oregon.

Description

This is the publishers final PDF. The article was originally published in the Northwest Cultural Resources Institute Report and can be found online:http://www.nps.gov/fova/parknews/ncri-report.htm

Persistent Identifier

http://archives.pdx.edu/ds/psu/10226

Citation Details

Wilson, D. Musket Balls, Lewis & Clark, and the Fur Trade: Isotopic, Elemental, and Historical Analysis. NCRI Report, The Park's Northwest Cultural Resource Institute (NCRI) Newsletter, Vol. 4, No. 1, April 2009.