Trade routes across the Mediterranean: A Sr/Nd isotopic investigation on Roman colourless glass

Glass Technology: European Journal of Glass Science and Technology Part A

Volumn 53, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 217-224

  Ganio, M ^a   Boyen, S ^a   Brems, D ^a   Scott, R ^a   Foy, D ^b   Latruwe, K ^c   Molin, G ^d   Silvestri, A ^d   Vanhaeckec, F ^c   Degrysea, P ^a  

^a Centre for Archaeological Sciences   (Belgium)

^b CNRS   (France)

^c GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^d UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GLASS FRAGMENTS; GLASS SAMPLES; GLASS-MANUFACTURING; ISOTOPIC INVESTIGATION; MAJOR ELEMENTS; MEDITERRANEAN SEA; SR-ND ISOTOPES; TRADE ROUTES;

ISOTOPES; NEODYMIUM; STRONTIUM;

GLASS;

EID: 84869200926     PISSN: 00171050     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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