An improved firing treatment for cuneiform tablets

Studies in Conservation

Volumn 47, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 1-11

  Thickett, David ^a   Odlyha, Marianne ^a   Ling, Denise ^a  

^a BRITISH MUSEUM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLAY; FIRING (OF MATERIALS); GEOLOGY; THERMOANALYSIS;

CUNEIFORM TABLETS; PHYSICAL TESTING; PHYSICAL TRIALS;

CONSERVATION;

EID: 0036219598     PISSN: 00393630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1179/sic.2002.47.1.1     Document Type: Article

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