Pliny the Elder and Sr-Nd isotopes: tracing the provenance of raw materials for Roman glass production

Journal of Archaeological Science

Volumn 35, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 1993-2000

  Degryse, P ^a   Schneider, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Glass; Hellenistic; Isotopes; Primary production; Raw materials; Roman; Sand; Strontium

Indexed keywords

GLASS; ISOTOPIC ANALYSIS; NEODYMIUM ISOTOPE; PROVENANCE; ROMAN ERA; STRONTIUM ISOTOPE;

EID: 43049180312     PISSN: 03054403     EISSN: 10959238     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jas.2008.01.002     Document Type: Article

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