Geochemistry and petrography of basalt grindstones from the Karak Plateau, central Jordan

Geoarchaeology

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 47-69

  Watts, Brandon G ^a   Bennett III, Marvin E ^a,b   Kopp, Otto C ^a   Mattingly, Gerald L ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

^b TEXAS A AND M INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Johnson Bible College   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARCHAEOLOGY; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT; GEOCHEMISTRY; PETROGRAPHY; POPULATION GROWTH; VOID;

DEAD SEA; JORDAN; KARAK;

EID: 2442503818     PISSN: 08836353     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/gea.10103     Document Type: Article

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