The use of mineral magnetic parameters to characterize archaeological ochres

Journal of Archaeological Science

Volumn 30, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 511-523

  Mooney, S D ^a   Geiss, C ^b   Smith, M A ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^c NATIONAL MUSEUM OF AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Central Australia; Environmental magnetism; Ochre; Provenance

Indexed keywords

ARCHAEOLOGY; MAGNETIC MINERAL; MAGNETIC PROPERTY; PROVENANCE;

(CENTRAL); AUSTRALIA;

EID: 0037407392     PISSN: 03054403     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0305-4403(02)00181-4     Document Type: Article

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