Archaeometric study of protohistoric grinding tools of volcanic rocks found in the Karst (Italy-Slovenia) and Istria (Croatia)

Archaeometry

Volumn 46, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 537-552

  Antonelli, F ^a   Bernardini, F ^b   Capedri, S ^c   Lazzarini, L ^a   Montagnari Kokelj, E ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY IUAV OF VENICE   (Italy)

^b Università di Modena ^*  (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MODENA AND REGGIO EMILIA   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TRIESTE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Hawaiites and Mugearites; Karst and Istria; Protohistoric and Roman grinding tools; Trachytes

Indexed keywords

ARCHAEOLOGICAL EVIDENCE; PROVENANCE; ROMAN ERA; TRADE FLOW;

EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EURASIA; EUROPE; ISTRIA; ITALY; SLOVENIA; SOUTHERN EUROPE; WORLD;

EID: 10244222220     PISSN: 0003813X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1475-4754.2004.00172.x     Document Type: Article

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