Lead isotope analyses of gold-silver ores from Roşia Montanâ (Romania): A first step of a metal provenance study of Roman mining activity in Alburnus Maior (Roman Dacia)

Journal of Archaeological Science

Volumn 38, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 1090-1100

  Baron, S ^a   Tamas C G ^b,c   Cauuet, B ^a   Munoz, M ^d  

^a Maison de la Recherche   (France)

^b BABE BOLYAI UNIVERSITY   (Romania)

^c UNIVERSITY OF FRIBOURG   (Switzerland)

^d Environmental Research Observatory (ORE) HYBAM Centre IRD d'Ile de France   (France)

Author keywords

Chrono and geo referenced materials; Geochemistry; Lead isotopes; Metal provenance; Mineralogy; Mining archaeology; Ro ia Montan

Indexed keywords

ARCHAEOLOGY; GEOCHEMISTRY; GOLD; INDUCTIVELY COUPLED PLASMA METHOD; ISOTOPIC ANALYSIS; LEAD ISOTOPE; MINERALOGY; MINING; ORE DEPOSIT; PROVENANCE TRIAL; SILVER;

APUSENI MOUNTAINS; ROMANIA;

ALBURNUS;

EID: 79952186827     PISSN: 03054403     EISSN: 10959238     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jas.2010.12.004     Document Type: Article

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