Investigation of a cooper-based hoard from the megalithic site of al-Midamman, Yemen: An interdisciplinary approach

Journal of Archaeological Science

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 195-209

  Giumlia Mair, Alessandra ^a   Keall, Edward J ^b   Shugar, Aaron N ^c   Stock, Susan ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UDINE   (Italy)

^b DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL HISTORY   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Alloying; Analysis; Arsenic; Bronze age; ICP; SEM; Tin; XRD; Yemen

Indexed keywords

ALLOY; ARCHAEOLOGICAL EVIDENCE; BRONZE AGE; COPPER;

AL-MIDAMMAN; YEMEN;

EID: 0036128672     PISSN: 03054403     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jasc.2001.0686     Document Type: Article

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