Towards computerized typology and classification of ceramcis

Journal of Archaeological Science

Volumn 31, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 681-694

  Gilboa, Ayelet ^a   Karasik, Avshalom ^b,c   Sharon, Ilan ^c   Smilansky, Uzy ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAIFA   (Israel)

^b WEIZMANN INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE   (Israel)

^c HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

Author keywords

Ceramic profiles; Curvature analysis; Near Eastern Iron Age archaeology; Phoenician pottery; Pottery; Typology and classification

Indexed keywords

CERAMICS;

EID: 1942488915     PISSN: 03054403     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jas.2003.10.013     Document Type: Article

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