The determination of brick provenance and technology using analytical techniques from the physical sciences

Archaeometry

Volumn 48, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 201-218

  Pavia S ^a  

^a TRINITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Brick; Dublin; Mortar; Petrographic microscopy; Provenance; SEM EDX; Technology; XRD

Indexed keywords

CLAY; MORTAR; PETROGRAPHY; PROVENANCE; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; X-RAY DIFFRACTION;

COUNTY DUBLIN; DUBLIN [COUNTY DUBLIN]; EURASIA; EUROPE; IRELAND; LEINSTER; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 33646190651     PISSN: 0003813X     EISSN: 14754754     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1475-4754.2006.00251.x     Document Type: Article

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