Petrographic and chemical characterisation of fine ware from three Archaic and Hellenistic kilns in Gela, Sicily

Journal of Cultural Heritage

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 442-447

  Aquilia, Erica ^a   Barone, Germana ^a   Mazzoleni, Paolo ^a   Ingoglia, Caterina ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CATANIA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MESSINA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Fine pottery; Gela; Multivariate statistics; Petrographic chemical analysis; Reference group

Indexed keywords

EID: 84867738445     PISSN: 12962074     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.culher.2012.02.005     Document Type: Article

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