The circulation of precious metals in the Arab empire: The case of the near and the Middle East

Archaeometry

Volumn 44, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 573-599

  Gondonneau, A ^a   Guerra, M F ^a  

^a CENTRE DE RECHERCHE ET DE RESTAURATION DES MUSÉES DE FRANCE   (France)

Author keywords

Activation analysis; Coins; Gold; ICP MS; Muslim; Silver

Indexed keywords

ARCHAEOLOGICAL EVIDENCE; ECONOMIC ACTIVITY; GOLD; PRECIOUS METAL; SPECTROMETRY;

MIDDLE EAST;

EID: 0036875114     PISSN: 0003813X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1475-4754.00087     Document Type: Article

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