The provenance of some glass ingots from the Uluburun shipwreck

Journal of Archaeological Science

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 295-301

  Jackson, C M ^a   Nicholson, P T ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

^b CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Egypt; Glass; Ingots; LA ICP MS; Late Bronze Age; Mesopotamia; Trace elements; Trade; Uluburun

Indexed keywords

BRONZE AGE; ECONOMIC ACTIVITY; ECONOMIC HISTORY; EXPORT; GLASS; INTERNATIONAL TRADE; VESSEL;

AFRICA; ANTALYA [TURKEY]; EGYPT; EURASIA; MESOPOTAMIA; NORTH AFRICA; TURKEY; ULUBURUN;

EID: 70449637050     PISSN: 03054403     EISSN: 10959238     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jas.2009.09.040     Document Type: Article

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