An imperial legacy? An exploration of the environmental impact of ancient metal mining and smelting in southern Jordan

Journal of Archaeological Science

Volumn 27, Issue 9, 2000, Pages 771-778

  Pyatt, F B ^a   Gilmore, G ^b   Grattan, J P ^c   Hunt, C O ^d   McLaren, S ^e  

^a NOTTINGHAM TRENT UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^c ABERYSTWYTH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF HUDDERSFIELD   (United Kingdom)

^e UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bioaccumulation; Byzantine; Copper; Environmenta l pollution; Jordan; Lead; Nabatean; Partitioning; Roman

Indexed keywords

BIOACCUMULATION; COPPER; ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECT; HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE; MINING; SMELTING;

JORDAN; WADI FAYNAN;

EID: 0033795883     PISSN: 03054403     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jasc.1999.0580     Document Type: Article

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