Ceramic production, provenance and use - A review

Archaeometry

Volumn 50, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 216-231

  Tite, M S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Earthenware; Glazes; Porcelain; Production technology; Provenance; Slips; Stonepaste; Stoneware; Use

Indexed keywords

CERAMICS; PETROGRAPHY; PRODUCTION SYSTEM; PROVENANCE;

EID: 41149084623     PISSN: 0003813X     EISSN: 14754754     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1475-4754.2008.00391.x     Document Type: Review

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