Early primary glass production in southern Nigeria

Journal of African Archaeology

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 111-138

  Lankton, James W ^a   Rehren, Thilo ^a   Ige, O Akin ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b OBAFEMI AWOLOWO UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Chemical analysis; Glass; Ile ife; Nigeria; Primary glass production; West Africa; Yoruba

Indexed keywords

EID: 38549111289     PISSN: 16121651     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3213/1612-1651-10065     Document Type: Article

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