Between Egypt, Mesopotamia and Scandinavia: Late Bronze Age glass beads found in Denmark

Journal of Archaeological Science

Volumn 54, Issue , 2015, Pages 168-181

  Varberg, Jeanette ^a   Gratuze, Bernard ^b   Kaul, Flemming ^c  

^a MOESGAARD MUSEUM   (Denmark)

^b UNIVERSITÉ D'ORLÉANS   (France)

^c National Museum of Denmark   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Glass beads; Late Bronze Age; Mesopotamia; New Kingdom Egypt; South Scandinavia; Trade network

Indexed keywords

ARCHAEOLOGICAL EVIDENCE; BRONZE AGE; GLASS; TRADE;

DENMARK; EGYPT; GERMANY; MESOPOTAMIA; SCHLESWIG-HOLSTEIN;

EID: 84919897797     PISSN: 03054403     EISSN: 10959238     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jas.2014.11.036     Document Type: Article

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