Chemical-mineralogical analyses and microstructural studies of prehistoric pottery from Rahmatabad, south-west Iran

Archaeometry

Volumn 51, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 733-747

  Marghussian, A K ^a   Fazeli, H ^a   Sarpoolaky, H ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEHRAN   (Iran)

^b IRAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Iran)

Author keywords

Fars; Microstructure; Prehistoric Iranian Pottery; Rahmatabad; Xrd; Xrf

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; MICROSTRUCTURE; MINERALOGY; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; X-RAY DIFFRACTION;

IRAN;

EID: 77957134218     PISSN: 0003813X     EISSN: 14754754     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1475-4754.2008.00439.x     Document Type: Article

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