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Roman military copper‐alloy artefacts from Israel: questions of organization and ethnicity *
Author(s) -
Ponting† M. J.
Publication year - 2002
Publication title -
archaeometry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.716
H-Index - 67
eISSN - 1475-4754
pISSN - 0003-813X
DOI - 10.1111/1475-4754.t01-1-00086
Subject(s) - copper alloy , brass , ethnic group , archaeology , ancient history , metallurgy , history , copper , anthropology , sociology , materials science
The published analyses of Roman military copper‐alloy metalwork from Masada are complimented by additional ICP‐AES analyses of material from Gamla enabling further discussion of alloying trends and presenting new insights into the organization of the Roman military and the cultural specificity of brass technology.