Characterization of organic media in the wall-paintings of the "Palace of Nestor" at Pylos, Greece: Evidence for a secco painting techniques in the Bronze Age

Journal of Archaeological Science

Volumn 39, Issue 9, 2012, Pages 2866-2876

  Brecoulaki, H ^a   Andreotti, A ^b   Bonaduce, I ^b   Colombini, M P ^b   Lluveras, A ^b  

^a INSTITUTE OF BIOLOGY   (Greece)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

Author keywords

A secco; Animal glue; Egg; GC MS; Greece; Late Bronze Age; Palace of Nestor; Plant gums; PY GC MS; Wall paintings

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL PRODUCT; BRONZE AGE; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; MASS SPECTROMETRY; PLANT PRODUCT; PYROLYSIS;

GREECE; MESSENIA; PELOPONNISOS;

ANIMALIA; NESTOR;

EID: 84862146822     PISSN: 03054403     EISSN: 10959238     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jas.2012.04.018     Document Type: Article

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