Osmium isotope analysis as an innovative tool for provenancing ancient iron: A systematic approach.

The innovation of iron production is often considered one of the greatest technological advances in human history. A reliable provenancing method for iron is instrumental for the reconstruction of economic, social and geo-political aspects of iron production and use in antiquity. Although the potent...

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Main Authors: Michael Brauns, Naama Yahalom-Mack, Ivan Stepanov, Lee Sauder, Jake Keen, Adi Eliyahu-Behar
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2020-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0229623