On the intent to make cramp: An interpretation of vitreous seaweed cremation 'waste' from prehistoric burial sites in Orkney, Scotland

Oxford Journal of Archaeology

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 1-23

  Photos Jones, Effie ^a   Smith, Beverley Ballin ^b   Hall, Allan J ^b   Jones, Richard E ^b  

^a Scottish Analytical Services for Art and Archaeology   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARCHAEOLOGY; BONE; BRONZE AGE; PREHISTORIC; SEAWEED;

EURASIA; EUROPE; ORKNEY; SCOTLAND; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 33846702376     PISSN: 02625253     EISSN: 14680092     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-0092.2007.00270.x     Document Type: Article

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