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    Amy V. Margaris

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    Claire Smith

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Margaris, A.V. (2014). Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy (FTIR): Applications in Archaeology. In: Smith, C. (eds) Encyclopedia of Global Archaeology. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4419-0465-2_343

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