Radiocarbon dating of lumps from aerial lime mortars and plasters: Methodological issues and results from San Nicolò of Capodimonte Church (Camogli, Genoa, Italy)

Radiocarbon

Volumn 51, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 867-872

  Pesce, G ^a   Quarta, G ^b   Calcagnile, L ^b   D'Elia, M ^b   Cavaciocchi, P ^c   Lastrico, C ^a   Guastella, R ^c  

^a Institute of the History of Material Culture (ISCUM)   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SALENTO   (Italy)

^c Freelance Architect   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARCHAEOLOGICAL EVIDENCE; ARCHAEOLOGY; HISTORIC BUILDING; LIMESTONE; MASONRY; RADIOCARBON DATING;

GENOA; GENOVA; ITALY; LIGURIA;

EID: 77949710223     PISSN: 00338222     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0033822200056174     Document Type: Conference Paper

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