Identifying domestic functional areas. Chemical analysis of floor sediments at the Classical-Hellenistic settlement at Düzen Tepe (SW Turkey)

Journal of Archaeological Science

Volumn 38, Issue 9, 2011, Pages 2274-2292

  Vyncke, K ^a   Degryse, P ^a   Vassilieva, E ^a   Waelkens, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Activity areas; Household archaeology; ICP OES; Soil chemistry

Indexed keywords

ARCHAEOLOGY; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; HUMAN ACTIVITY; INDUCTIVELY COUPLED PLASMA METHOD; SEDIMENT ANALYSIS; SETTLEMENT PATTERN; SOIL CHEMISTRY;

TURKEY;

EID: 79960098738     PISSN: 03054403     EISSN: 10959238     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jas.2011.03.034     Document Type: Article

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