Analysis of late bronze age glass axes from nippur-a new cobalt colourant

Archaeometry

Volumn 54, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 835-852

  Walton, M ^a   Eremin, K ^b   Shortland, A ^c   Degryse, P ^d   Kirk, S ^e  

^a GETTY CONSERVATION INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c CRANFIELD UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^e DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL SCIENCES   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cobalt; Glass; Kassite; Laser ablation ICPMS; Late bronze age; Nippur

Indexed keywords

BRONZE AGE; COBALT; GLASS; INDUCTIVELY COUPLED PLASMA METHOD; LASER METHOD;

IRAQ;

EID: 84866302074     PISSN: 0003813X     EISSN: 14754754     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1475-4754.2012.00664.x     Document Type: Article

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