An investigation of the provenance of the Roman amphora cargo from the Plemmirio B shipwreck

Archaeometry

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 9-21

  Taylor, R J ^a   Robinson, V J ^b   Gibbins, D J L ^b  

^a SELLAFIELD LTD   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Africa; Africana amphorae; Ceramics; Cluster analysis; Multivariate statistics; Neutron activation analysis; Plemmirio; Provenance; Roman; Sicily; Trade; Tunisia

Indexed keywords

EID: 0031538497     PISSN: 0003813X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1475-4754.1997.tb00787.x     Document Type: Article

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