Archaeometric study on polymetallic remains from the archaeological dig in Lixus (Larache, Morocco) by scanning electron microscopy and metallographic techniques

Microchimica Acta

Volumn 162, Issue 3-4, 2008, Pages 341-349

  Ferrer Eres, Miguel A ^a   Valle Algarra, Francisco M ^a   Gimeno Adelantado, Jose V ^a   Peris Vicente, Juan ^a   Soriano Piñol, María D ^a   Mateo Castro, Rufino ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VALENCIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Ancient iron; Bronze; Lixus; Metallographic techniques; Polymetallic remains; SEM EDX

Indexed keywords

EID: 48149088006     PISSN: 00263672     EISSN: 14365073     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00604-007-0926-5     Document Type: Article

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