Geo-material provenance and technological properties investigation in Copper Age menhirs production at Allai (central-western Sardinia, Italy)

Geo-material provenance and technological properties investigation in Copper Age menhirs production at Allai (central-western Sardinia, Italy)

During the 2nd millennium BC anthropomorphic menhirs belonging to a 3rd millennium BC sanctuary were reused as building material in the Arasseda Nuraghe (Sardinia, Italy). To analyse the Arasseda menhirs and the local Monte Ironi geological samples (presenting similar visual features), chemical (pXR...

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Main Authors: Marco Serra, Valentina Mameli, Carla Cannas
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2017-12-01
Series:Science and Technology of Archaeological Research
Subjects:
Sardinia
Copper Age
menhir
provenance study
technological properties
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/20548923.2017.1417781

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http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/20548923.2017.1417781

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