The provenance and production technology of Bronze Age and Iron Age pottery from Tell Mishrifeh/Qatna (Syria)

Archaeometry

Volumn 47, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 723-744

  Maritan, L ^a   Mazzoli, C ^a,b   Michielin, V ^a   Morandi Bonacossi, D ^c   Luciani, M ^d   Molin, G ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

^b CNR   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF UDINE   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

Author keywords

Bronze Age; Iron Age; Pottery; Production technology; Provenance; Qatna; Syria; Tell Mishrifeh

Indexed keywords

ARCHAEOLOGY; BRONZE AGE; CERAMICS; IRON AGE; PRODUCTION SYSTEM; PROVENANCE;

ASIA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EURASIA; MIDDLE EAST; SYRIAN ARAB REPUBLIC; WORLD;

EID: 27644442894     PISSN: 0003813X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1475-4754.2005.00229.x     Document Type: Article

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