Provenance studies using lead isotopy: contribution of the consideration of geological contexts in archaeological databases

The identification of mineral supply sources and trade routes are at the heart of the archaeological issues. The tracing of sources of metal production via lead isotopy has been used since the 1980s to identify the deposits from which the metal constituting the archaeological objects came. Such stud...

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Main Authors: Tomczyk Céline, Costa Kévin, Giosa Alain, Brun Patrice, Petit Christophe
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: EDP Sciences 2021-01-01
Series:BSGF - Earth Sciences Bulletin
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Online Access:https://www.bsgf.fr/articles/bsgf/full_html/2021/01/bsgf190079/bsgf190079.html