Degradation processes in colourless Roman glass: cases from the Bocholtz burial

Journal of Archaeological Science

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 398-411

  Huisman, D J ^a   Pols, S ^a,b   Joosten, I ^c   van Os, B J H ^d   Smit, A ^e  

^a Rijksdienst voor Archeologie Cultuurlandschap en Monumenten   (Netherlands)

^b SAXION UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES   (Netherlands)

^c Netherlands Institute for Cultural Heritage   (Netherlands)

^d TNO   (Netherlands)

^e VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

"Sugaring"; Degradation; Gel layer; Glass; Glass colour; Leaching; Soil moisture

Indexed keywords

ARCHAEOLOGY; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DEGRADATION; GLASS; LEACHING; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; X-RAY FLUORESCENCE;

BELGIUM; BENELUX; BOCHOLT; EURASIA; EUROPE; LIMBURG [BELGIUM]; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 37849041087     PISSN: 03054403     EISSN: 10959238     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jas.2007.04.008     Document Type: Article

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