Roman Copper Alloys: Analysis of Artefacts from Northern Britain

Journal of Archaeological Science

Volumn 24, Issue 10, 1997, Pages 901-910

  Dungworth, David ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Analysis; Brass; Britain; Bronze; Copper alloy; Roman; XRF

Indexed keywords

EID: 0001160376     PISSN: 03054403     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jasc.1996.0169     Document Type: Article

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