High-resolution (PIXE) analyses of carbonate deposits in a roman aqueduct (Fréjus, SE France): Implications for the study of palaeohydrological variability and water resources management in southern gaul during the roman period

Archaeometry

Volumn 53, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 241-260

  Bobee C ^a   Huon, S ^a   Guendon, J L ^b   Salomon, J ^c   Gebara C ^d   Michel, J M ^e   Regert, M ^c  

^a SORBONNE UNIVERSITÉ   (France)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LIMOGES   (France)

^c CENTRE DE RECHERCHE ET DE RESTAURATION DES MUSÉES DE FRANCE   (France)

^d Le Clos de la Tour   (France)

^e Institut National de Recherches Archéologiques Préventives INRAP   (France)

Author keywords

Aqueduct; Carbonate deposits; Forum julii; Pixe analyses; Roman period; Water resource management

Indexed keywords

AQUEDUCT; ARCHAEOLOGICAL EVIDENCE; CARBONATE SEDIMENT; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); KARST HYDROLOGY; PALEOHYDROLOGY; ROMAN ERA; SEASONAL VARIATION; SPRING WATER; SUSPENDED SEDIMENT; TRACER; URBAN HISTORY; WATER LEVEL; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER RESOURCE; WATER SUPPLY;

FRANCE; FREJUS; PROVENCE-ALPES-COTE D'AZUR; VAR;

EID: 79952799889     PISSN: 0003813X     EISSN: 14754754     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1475-4754.2010.00544.x     Document Type: Article

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