Fuel for thought? Beeswax in lamps and conical cups from Late Minoan Crete

Antiquity

Volumn 71, Issue 274, 1997, Pages 979-985

  Evershed, Richard P ^a   Vaughan, Sarah J ^b,c   Dudd, Stephanie N ^a   Soles, Jeffrey S ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^b Geoarchaeology Research Group   (United Kingdom)

^c American School of Classical Studies   (Greece)

^d UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT GREENSBORO   (United States)

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EID: 0001467045     PISSN: 0003598X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0003598X00085860     Document Type: Article

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