Boron isotopic composition as a provenance indicator for the flux raw material in Roman natron glass

Journal of Archaeological Science

Volumn 46, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 107-113

  Devulder, Veerle ^a,b   Vanhaecke, Frank ^a   Shortland, Andrew ^c   Mattingly, David ^d   Jackson, Caroline ^e   Degryse, Patrick ^b  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^c CRANFIELD UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

^e UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Al Barnuj; Fezzan; Glass; Lake Pikrolimni; Natron; Wadi Natrun

Indexed keywords

ARCHAEOLOGY; BORON ISOTOPE; GLASS; ISOTOPIC ANALYSIS; ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION; ISOTOPIC RATIO; PROVENANCE;

BEHEIRA; CENTRAL MACEDONIA; EGYPT; GREECE; KILKIS; PIKROLIMNI LAKE; WADI NATRUN;

EID: 84896990582     PISSN: 03054403     EISSN: 10959238     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jas.2014.03.009     Document Type: Article

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