Magnetite grain-size analysis and sourcing of Mediterranean obsidians

Journal of Archaeological Science

Volumn 39, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 1493-1498

  Zanella, E ^a   Ferrara, E ^b   Bagnasco, L ^a   Olla A ^c   Lanza, R ^a   Beatrice, C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

^b ISTITUTO NAZIONALE DI RICERCA METROLOGICA   (Italy)

^c Museo Archeologico Regionale   (Italy)

Author keywords

Obsidian; Prehistory; Provenance; Rock magnetism

Indexed keywords

ARCHAEOLOGY; ARTIFACT; GEOMAGNETISM; GRAIN SIZE; MAGNETIC SUSCEPTIBILITY; MAGNETITE; MEDITERRANEAN ENVIRONMENT; OBSIDIAN; PREHISTORIC; PROVENANCE; REMANENT MAGNETIZATION;

ITALY; LATINA; LAZIO; LIPARI ISLANDS; MEDITERRANEAN SEA; MESSINA [SICILY]; PALMAROLA; PANTELLERIA; PONTINE ISLANDS; SARDINIA; SICILY; TRAPANI;

EID: 84857118423     PISSN: 03054403     EISSN: 10959238     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jas.2011.12.030     Document Type: Article

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