The stone source of predynastic basalt vessels: Mineralogical evidence for quarries in Northern Egypt

Journal of Archaeological Science

Volumn 26, Issue 10, 1999, Pages 1261-1272

  Mallory Greenough, Leanne M ^a   Greenough, John D ^b   Owen, J Victor ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b OKANAGAN UNIVERSITY COLLEGE   (Canada)

^c SAINT MARY S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Basalt; Discriminant analysis; Egypt; Electron microprobe; Plagioclase; Predynastic; Provenance; Pyroxene; Stone vessels

Indexed keywords

MINERALOGY; PROVENANCE; QUARRYING;

EGYPT;

EID: 0033380233     PISSN: 03054403     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jasc.1998.0359     Document Type: Article

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