Assessing and correcting the effects of the chemical weathering of potsherds: A case study using soft-paste porcelain wasters from the Longton Hall (staffordshire) factory site

Geoarchaeology - An International Journal

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 265-286

  Owen, J Victor ^a   Day, Terence E ^a  

^a SAINT MARY S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARCHAEOLOGY; ASSESSMENT METHOD; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CHEMICAL WEATHERING; CORRECTION; DISSOLUTION; LEACHING; WOLLASTONITE;

EID: 0013522973     PISSN: 08836353     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1520-6548(199802)13:3<265::aid-gea2>3.0.co;2-2     Document Type: Article

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