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Isotopes on the beach: 2. Neodymium isotopic analysis for the provenancing of Roman glass-making
Brems, D.; Ganio, M.; Latruwe, K.; Balcaen, L.; Carremans, M.; Gimeno, D.; Silvestri, A.; Vanhaecke, F.; Muchez, P.; Degryse, P. (2013). Isotopes on the beach: 2. Neodymium isotopic analysis for the provenancing of Roman glass-making. Archaeometry 55(3): 449-464. dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1475-4754.2012.00701.x
In: Archaeometry. Blackwell: Oxford. ISSN 0003-813x; e-ISSN 1475-4754, more
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Keyword
    Marine/Coastal
Author keywords
    Neodymium; Isotopes; Provenance Studies; Roman; Natron Glass; Rawmaterials; Beach Sand; Western Mediterranean
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  • Carremans, M., more
  • Gimeno, D.
  • Silvestri, A.
Abstract
    In this study, we have evaluated the applicability of Nd isotopic analysis for the provenancing of Roman glass and we present a database of Nd isotopic compositions of possible sand raw materials from the western Mediterranean, as a means of comparison for the growing number of isotopic studies on ancient glass. The 143Nd/144Nd isotope ratio of sands is a good indicator for their geological (and sometimes geographical) provenance. The use of the isotopic signature of Nd as a proxy for the source of silica in glass is, however, not always straightforward because of the possible overlap of signatures from different suppliers.
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