Shells from sarepta (Lebanon) and east mediterranean purple-dye production

Mediterranean Archaeology and Archaeometry

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 113-141

  Reese, David S ^a  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Murex; Phoenicians; Royal purple; Tyrian purple

Indexed keywords

IRON COMPOUNDS;

EASTERN MEDITERRANEAN; LEBANON; MUREX; PENNSYLVANIA; PHOENICIAN; ROYAL PURPLE; TYRIAN PURPLE;

SHELLS (STRUCTURES);

EID: 77957100462     PISSN: 11089628     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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