Cleaning strategies of pottery objects excavated from Khirbet Edh-Dharih and Hayyan Al-Mushref, Jordan: Four case studies

Mediterranean Archaeology and Archaeometry

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 97-110

  Abd Allah, Ramadan ^a   Al Muheisen, Zeidoun ^b   Al Howadi, Sohad ^b  

^a Cairo University ^*  (Egypt)

^b YARMOUK UNIVERSITY   (Jordan)

Author keywords

Cleaning; Cleaning methods; Dirt; Encrustation; Hayyan al mushref; Khirbet edh dharih; Pottery

Indexed keywords

DECISION MAKING;

CASE-STUDIES; CLEANING; CLEANING METHODS; CLEANING PROCESS; CLEANING STRATEGIES; DIRT; ENCRUSTATION; HAYYAN AL-MUSHREF; KHIRBET EDH-DHARIH; POTTERY;

CHEMICAL CLEANING;

EID: 79951644994     PISSN: 11089628     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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