The Source of Raw Materials for Roman Pottery from Leptiminus, Tunisia

Geoarchaeology - An International Journal

Volumn 17, Issue 8, 2002, Pages 835-861

  Sherriff, Barbara L ^a   Court, Patricia ^a   Johnston, Shannon ^a   Stirling, Lea ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BROWN SOIL; CLAY MINERAL; EXCAVATION; PARENT MATERIAL; PLIOCENE; QUARRYING; SAND; TRACE ELEMENT;

ITALY; LAZIO; NORTH AFRICA; ROMA [LAZIO]; ROME; TUNISIA;

EID: 0347243626     PISSN: 08836353     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/gea.10043     Document Type: Article

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