Black limestones used in antiquity: the petrographic, isotopic and EPR database for provenance determination

Journal of Archaeological Science

Volumn 37, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 994-1005

  Brilli, M ^a   Antonelli, F ^b   Giustini, F ^c   Lazzarini, L ^b   Pensabene, P ^c  

^a CNR   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY IUAV OF VENICE   (Italy)

^c SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

Author keywords

Black limestone; EPR; Petrography; Stable isotopes

Indexed keywords

ARCHAEOLOGY; ARTIFACT; ELECTRON SPIN RESONANCE; ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION; LIMESTONE; PETROGRAPHY; PHYSICOCHEMICAL PROPERTY; PROVENANCE; QUARRY; STABLE ISOTOPE;

MEDITERRANEAN REGION;

THALA;

EID: 77649187667     PISSN: 03054403     EISSN: 10959238     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jas.2009.11.032     Document Type: Article

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