The question of meteoritic versus smelted nickel‐rich iron: Archaeological evidence and experimental results

World Archaeology

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 1989, Pages 403-421

  Photos, E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARCHAEOLOGICAL EVIDENCE; IRON METEORITE; NICKEL; SMELTED NICKEL-RICH IRON; SMITHY;

GREECE;

EID: 0024449079     PISSN: 00438243     EISSN: 14701375     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00438243.1989.9980081     Document Type: Article

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