The nature of Melian alumen and its potential for exploitation in antiquity
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 20076897 |
|---|---|
| Authors | ALLAN J HALL, Effie Photos-Jones |
| Year | 2005 |
| Pages | 77-84 |
| Publication date | 2005-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | CHAPTER |
| Venue | L'alun de Méditerranée (SOURCE_BOOK) |
| Publisher | Publications du Centre Jean Bérard (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.4000/books.pcjb.565 |
| OpenAlex | W1793389419 |
| ISBN | 9782918887379 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 8 |
Introduction Melian alumen is one of the industrial minerals exploited in antiquity and is broadly categorised as an earth which includes Melian, Cimolian and Samian Earths (fig. 1) as well as sulfur (Photos-Jones et al. in review). These earths are differentiated from Industrial stone like marble, pumice and emery. The Aegean island of Melos was well known in antiquity for the industrial mineral ‘alumen’ as well as sulfur and Melian Earth. Our research has been geared to identifying these in
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| Unique citing works | 2 |
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| Citations per year | 0,2 |
| Citation span | 2016 - 2023 (8) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 1 |