Non-destructive fabric analysis of prehistoric pottery using high-resolution X-ray microtomography: A pilot study on the late Mesolithic to Neolithic site Hamburg-Boberg

Journal of Archaeological Science

Volumn 39, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 2206-2219

  Kahl, Wolf Achim ^a   Ramminger, Britta ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KIEL   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HAMBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Endmesolithic Neolithic; Fabric analysis; Hamburg Boberg; Pottery; X ray micro CT

Indexed keywords

ARCHAEOLOGICAL EVIDENCE; CERAMICS; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; IMAGE PROCESSING; MESOLITHIC; NEOLITHIC; PETROGRAPHY; PREHISTORIC; PROVENANCE; X-RAY SPECTROSCOPY;

GERMANY; HAMBURG [GERMANY];

EID: 84860883356     PISSN: 03054403     EISSN: 10959238     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jas.2012.02.029     Document Type: Article

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