Alteration processes of pottery in lagoon-like environments

Archaeometry

Volumn 53, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 809-829

  Secco, M ^a   Maritan, L ^a   Mazzoli, C ^a,b   Lampronti, G I ^a,b,c   Zorzi, F ^a   Nodari, L ^a   Russo, U ^a   Mattioli, S P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

^b CNR   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy; Jarosite; Lagoon like environments; M ssbauer spectroscopy; Post depositional processes; Pottery; Pyrite; Scanning electron microscopy; Thermodynamic modelling; X ray diffraction

Indexed keywords

DEPOSITIONAL ENVIRONMENT; FTIR SPECTROSCOPY; JAROSITE; LAGOON; MICROSTRUCTURE; MINERAL ALTERATION; MINERALOGY; MOSSBAUER SPECTROSCOPY; PYRITE; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; THERMODYNAMICS;

EID: 79958814887     PISSN: 0003813X     EISSN: 14754754     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1475-4754.2010.00571.x     Document Type: Article

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