Apulian marbles of the Ostuni District (south-eastern Murge, Apulia, Italy). Identification and characterisation of ancient quarries for archaeometric purposes

Periodico di Mineralogia

Volumn 73, Issue SPEC. ISSUE 3, 2004, Pages 127-140

  Tucci, Patrizia ^a   Morbidelli, Paola ^a  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

Author keywords

Ancient quarry; Apulia; Archaeometry; Geochemistry; Limestone; Murge; Ostuni; Petrography

Indexed keywords

EID: 78651389190     PISSN: 03698963     EISSN: 22391002     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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