From reactor to royalty? Aegean and Anatolian Obsidians from Quartier Mu, Malia (Crete)

Journal of Mediterranean Archaeology

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 115-143

  Carter, Tristan ^a   Kilikoglou, Vassilis ^b  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b INSTITUTE OF MATERIALS SCIENCE   (Greece)

Author keywords

Anatolia; Crete; Malia; Metals trade; Middle Bronze Age; Obsidian sourcing

Indexed keywords

ARTIFACT; BRONZE AGE; ECONOMIC HISTORY; OBSIDIAN; TRADE;

CRETE; EURASIA; EUROPE; GREECE; SOUTHERN EUROPE;

GATTYANA; MALIA; MELIA;

EID: 34548498879     PISSN: 09527648     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1558//jmea.2007.v20i1.115     Document Type: Article

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