NIGERIAN SOURCES OF COPPER, LEAD AND TIN FOR THE IGBO‐UKWU BRONZES
1989; Wiley; Volume: 31; Issue: 1 Linguagem: Inglês
10.1111/j.1475-4754.1989.tb01053.x
ISSN1475-4754
AutoresVincent E. Chikwendu, Paul Craddock, R. M. Farquhar, Thurstan Shaw, A. C. Umeji,
Tópico(s)Archaeological Research and Protection
ResumoArchaeometryVolume 31, Issue 1 p. 27-36 NIGERIAN SOURCES OF COPPER, LEAD AND TIN FOR THE IGBO-UKWU BRONZES V. E. CHIKWENDU, V. E. CHIKWENDU Department of Archaeology, University of Nigeria, Nsukka Campus, NigeriaSearch for more papers by this authorP. T. CRADDOCK, P. T. CRADDOCK Research Laboratory, The British Museum, London WC1B 3DG, U.K.Search for more papers by this authorR. M. FARQUHAR, R. M. FARQUHAR Department of Physics, University of Toronto, Ontario, Canada M5S 1A7Search for more papers by this authorTHURSTAN SHAW, THURSTAN SHAW 37 Hawthorne Road, Stapleford, Cambridge CB2 5DU, U.K.Search for more papers by this authorA. C. UMEJI, A. C. UMEJI Department of Geology, Faculty of Physical Sciences, University of Nigeria, Nsukka Campus, NigeriaSearch for more papers by this author V. E. CHIKWENDU, V. E. CHIKWENDU Department of Archaeology, University of Nigeria, Nsukka Campus, NigeriaSearch for more papers by this authorP. T. CRADDOCK, P. T. CRADDOCK Research Laboratory, The British Museum, London WC1B 3DG, U.K.Search for more papers by this authorR. M. FARQUHAR, R. M. FARQUHAR Department of Physics, University of Toronto, Ontario, Canada M5S 1A7Search for more papers by this authorTHURSTAN SHAW, THURSTAN SHAW 37 Hawthorne Road, Stapleford, Cambridge CB2 5DU, U.K.Search for more papers by this authorA. C. UMEJI, A. C. 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