Does the standardization of ceramic pastes really mean specialization?

Journal of Archaeological Method and Theory

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 333-375

  Arnold, Dean E ^a  

^a WHEATON COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Ceramic paste; Guatemala; Mexico; Neutron activation analysis; Peru; Specialization; Standardization

Indexed keywords

EID: 0005570237     PISSN: 10725369     EISSN: 15737764     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1026570906712     Document Type: Article

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