Preliminary analysis of Palaeolithic black pigments in plaquettes from the Parpalló cave (Gandía, Spain) carried out by means of non-destructive techniques

Journal of Archaeological Science

Volumn 40, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 744-754

  Roldán, Clodoaldo ^a   Villaverde, Valentín ^a   Ródenas, Isabel ^a   Novelli, Francesca ^a   Murcia, Sonia ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VALENCIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Black pigments; EDXRF; Mobiliary art; Non destructive analysis; Palaeolithic; Parpall cave

Indexed keywords

ARCHAEOLOGICAL EVIDENCE; ART; MANGANESE; NONDESTRUCTIVE TESTING; PALEOLITHIC; PIGMENT; X-RAY FLUORESCENCE;

COMUNIDAD VALENCIA; GANDIA; MEDITERRANEAN REGION; SPAIN; VALENCIA [COMUNIDAD VALENCIA];

EID: 84867986899     PISSN: 03054403     EISSN: 10959238     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jas.2012.07.015     Document Type: Article

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