Portable EDXRF analysis of a mud brick necropolis enclosure: evidence of work organization, El Hibeh, Middle Egypt

Journal of Archaeological Science

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 111-122

  Emery, Virginia L ^a   Morgenstein, Maury ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

EDXRF; Egypt; El Hibeh; Mineralogy; Mud brick; Sediment grain size; Strength analysis; Trace element geochemistry; Work organization

Indexed keywords

ARCHAEOLOGICAL EVIDENCE; ARTIFACT; GEOCHEMISTRY; GRAIN SIZE; MINERALOGY; MUD; SEDIMENTOLOGY; TRACE ELEMENT;

AFRICA; BENI SUEF; EGYPT; EL HIBEH; NORTH AFRICA;

EID: 33749362307     PISSN: 03054403     EISSN: 10959238     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jas.2006.04.001     Document Type: Article

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