Multiple assessments of local properties, production, and performance in metal objects: An experimental case study from Petra, Jordan

Archaeological and Anthropological Sciences

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 173-184

  Ryzewski, Krysta ^a,b   Sheldon, Brian W ^b   Alcock, Susan E ^a   Mankin, Max ^a   Vasudevan, Sugeetha ^b   Sinnott Armstrong, Nicholas ^a  

^a BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Brown University   (United States)

Author keywords

Copper alloys; Digital image analysis nanoindentation; Material properties; Petra

Indexed keywords

EID: 84860173223     PISSN: 18669557     EISSN: 18669565     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12520-011-0051-6     Document Type: Article

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