The Major- and Trace-Element Whole-Rock Fingerprints of Egyptian Basalts and the Provenance of Egyptian Artefacts

Geoarchaeology - An International Journal

Volumn 16, Issue 7, 2001, Pages 763-784

  Greenough, John D ^a   Gorton, M P ^b   Mallory Greenough, Leanne M ^a  

^a OKANAGAN UNIVERSITY COLLEGE   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTIFACT; BASAL FLOW; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; DATABASE; DIAGRAM; DISCRIMINANT ANALYSIS; MANUFACTURING; TRACE ELEMENT;

EGYPT; GIZA [EGYPT];

EID: 0010777805     PISSN: 08836353     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/gea.1019     Document Type: Article

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