On smelting cassiterite in geological and archaeological samples: preparation and implications for provenance studies on metal artefacts with tin isotopes

Tin isotope ratios may be a useful tool for tracing back the tin in archaeological metal artefacts (tin metal, bronze) to the geological source and could provide information on ancient smelting processes. This study presents the results of laboratory experiments, which reduced (smelted) synthetic st...

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Hauptverfasser: Berger, Daniel (VerfasserIn) , Brügmann, Gerhard (VerfasserIn) , Pernicka, Ernst (VerfasserIn)
Dokumenttyp: Article (Journal)
Sprache:Englisch
Veröffentlicht: 2019
In: Archaeological and anthropological sciences
Year: 2017, Jahrgang: 11, Heft: 1, Pages: 293-319
ISSN:1866-9565
DOI:10.1007/s12520-017-0544-z
Online-Zugang:Verlag, Volltext: https://doi.org/10.1007/s12520-017-0544-z
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Verfasserangaben:Daniel Berger, Gerhard Brügmann, Ernst Pernicka

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