Application of magnetic susceptibility on polished stone tools from Western Hungary and the Eastern part of the Czech Republic (Central Europe)

Journal of Archaeological Science

Volumn 36, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 2437-2444

  Bradak B ^a   Szakmany Gy ^a   Jozsa S ^a   Prichystal A ^b  

^a EÖTVÖS LORÁND UNIVERSITY   (Hungary)

^b MASARYK UNIVERSITY   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Basalt; Greenschist metabasite; Magnetic susceptibility ( , MS); Polished stone tools

Indexed keywords

ARTIFACT; BASALT; BRONZE AGE; GREENSCHIST; MAGNETIC SUSCEPTIBILITY; METABASITE; NEOLITHIC; NONDESTRUCTIVE TESTING; OUTCROP; PALEOMAGNETISM; PROVENANCE; TOOL USE;

BRNO; CENTRAL EUROPE; CZECH REPUBLIC; EURASIA; EUROPE; HUNGARY; JIHOMORAVSKY; JIZERA MOUNTAINS; SLOVAKIA; SUDETES;

EID: 68349139583     PISSN: 03054403     EISSN: 10959238     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jas.2009.07.001     Document Type: Article

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