Post-depositional surface whitening of ceramic artifacts: alteration mechanisms and consequences

Journal of Archaeological Science

Volumn 36, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 2155-2161

  Tschegg, Cornelius ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

Author keywords

Ceramics; Leaching; Porosity; Post depositional alteration; Slip; Surface corrosion

Indexed keywords

ARTIFACT; CERAMICS; CORROSION; DEPOSITION; LEACHING; MANUFACTURING; OPTICAL METHOD; POROSITY; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

EID: 68349116142     PISSN: 03054403     EISSN: 10959238     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jas.2009.05.030     Document Type: Article

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