Trachytes employed for funerary artefacts in the Roman Colonies Regium Lepidi (Reggio Emilia) and Mutina (Modena) (Italy): Provenance inferred by petrographic and chemical parameters and by magnetic susceptibility

Journal of Cultural Heritage

Volumn 4, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 319-328

  Capedri, S ^a   Venturelli, G ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MODENA AND REGGIO EMILIA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PARMA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Euganean Hills; Funerary artefacts; Italy; Mutina; Regium Lepidi; Roman artefacts; Trachytes

Indexed keywords

EID: 0344824402     PISSN: 12962074     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.culher.2003.01.002     Document Type: Article

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