Bronze alloys from Canaan during the middle bronze age

Journal of Archaeological Science

Volumn 24, Issue 9, 1997, Pages 857-864

  Rosenfeld, Amnon ^a   Ilani, Shimon ^a   Dvorachek, Michael ^a  

^a GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF ISRAEL   (Israel)

Author keywords

Arsenical bronze; Canaan; Chemical composition; Figurines; Levant; Middle bronze age; Tin bronze; Weapons

Indexed keywords

BRONZE AGE;

EID: 0031408890     PISSN: 03054403     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jasc.1997.0165     Document Type: Article

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