The provenance of the Pompeii cooking wares: Insights from LA-ICP-MS trace element analyses

Microchemical Journal

Volumn 119, Issue , 2015, Pages 93-101

  Scarpelli, R ^a   De Francesco, A M ^a   Gaeta, M ^b   Cottica, D ^c   Toniolo, L ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALABRIA   (Italy)

^b SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^c CA' FOSCARI UNIVERSITY OF VENICE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Ceramics; Clinopyroxene; LA ICP MS; Mineral chemistry; Provenance

Indexed keywords

EID: 84912019163     PISSN: 0026265X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.microc.2014.11.003     Document Type: Article

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