27692
Accession Number
19893
Author
Herz, Norman; Wenner, David B.
Title Of Article Chaper
Stable isotopic analysis: a new tool for the classical archaeologist
Title Of Journal Book
The Classical Outlook
Volume
58
Issue
2
Pages
37-39
Collation
Ref.
Literature Type
Serial
Literature Level
Analytic
Abstract
Marbles from antiquity have been identified by the name of the quarry from which they were cut. A correct assignment of quarry also provides a date for a particular artifact. To verify such an assignment, visual examination of the stone should be supplemented by isotopic analysis of carbon and oxygen. The Antonia Minor portrait illustrates the discrepancies which this method can uncover. -- AATA
pub_id
27692