Characterization of the amphorae, stone ballast and stowage materials of the ships from the archeological site of Pisa-san Rossore, Italy: Inferences on thier provenance and possible trading routes

Archaeometry

Volumn 49, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 1-22

  Pecchioni, Elena ^a   Cantisani, E ^b   Pallecchi, P ^c   Fratini, F ^b   Buccianti, A ^a   Pandeli, E ^a,b   Rescic, S ^b   Conticelli, S ^a,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

^b CNR   (Italy)

^c Laboratory of Analyses   (Italy)

^d Geriatric Department   (Italy)

Author keywords

Amphore; Ballast; Epma; OM; Pisa san Rossore archeological site; Ships' routes; Statistical analisys; XRD; XRF

Indexed keywords

ARCHAEOLOGICAL EVIDENCE; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; GRANITOID; IGNEOUS INTRUSION; MINERALOGY; PETROGRAPHY; PROVENANCE; PYROCLASTIC DEPOSIT; RADIOCARBON DATING; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; VOLCANIC ROCK; X-RAY DIFFRACTION;

EURASIA; EUROPE; ITALY; PISA [TUSCANY]; SOUTHERN EUROPE; TUSCANY;

AMPHORA;

EID: 33847294741     PISSN: 0003813X     EISSN: 14754754     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1475-4754.2007.00285.x     Document Type: Article

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