East meets west in post-classical Bet She'an: The archaeometallurgy of culture change

Journal of Archaeological Science

Volumn 26, Issue 10, 1999, Pages 1311-1321

  Ponting, Matthew J ^a  

^a HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

Author keywords

Atomic absorption; Bet She'an; Copper alloys; Israel; Post classical

Indexed keywords

ARCHAEOLOGICAL EVIDENCE; CULTURAL CHANGE; METALLURGY; TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT;

BET SHE'AN; ISRAEL;

EID: 0033380234     PISSN: 03054403     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jasc.1998.0373     Document Type: Article

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