Geochemical Analyses and Provenance Determination of White Marble Samples from Churches in North Jordan

Physical, mineralogical, and chemical characteristics of white marble collected from architectural elements of churches located in northern Jordan are used to determine their provenance and shed light on the regions marble trade during the late classical period. The samples were examined macroscopic...

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Authors: Bashaireh, Khaled al- (Author) ; Dettman, David L. (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: The University of Chicago Press 2015
In: Bulletin of ASOR
Year: 2015, Issue: 374, Pages: 49-59
IxTheo Classification:HH Archaeology
KAB Church history 30-500; early Christianity
KBL Near East and North Africa
Further subjects:B geochemical analysis
B Provenance
B North Jordan
B Churches
B CATHODOLUMINESCENCE
B CHURCH building design & construction
B X-ray diffraction
B Marble
B MICROSCOPY
B Turkey)
B PROVENANCE (Geology)
B ANALYTICAL geochemistry
B Proconnesos (Marmara
B MASS spectrometry
B white marble
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