An archaeomagnetic investigation of a Roman amphorae workshop in Albinia (Italy)

Geophysical Journal International

Volumn 169, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 471-782

  Hill, Mimi J ^a,b   Lanos, Philippe ^a,c,f   Chauvin, Annick ^c   Vitali, Daniele ^d   Laubenheimer, Fanette ^e  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE RENNES 1   (France)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITÉ DE RENNES 1   (France)

^d UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^e CNRS   (France)

^f UNIVERSITÉ BORDEAUX MONTAIGNE   (France)

Author keywords

Archaeointensity; Archaeomagnetism; Italy; Roman

Indexed keywords

ARCHAEOLOGY; DATA SET; GEOMAGNETIC FIELD; GEOMAGNETISM; MAGNETIC ANISOTROPY; MAGNETIC INTENSITY; PALEOMAGNETISM; REMANENT MAGNETIZATION;

EURASIA; EUROPE; FRANCE; GREECE; ITALY; MESOPOTAMIA; SOUTHERN EUROPE; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 34247266203     PISSN: 0956540X     EISSN: 1365246X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-246X.2007.03362.x     Document Type: Article

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