The presence of the alloying elements in aluminium brings down its electrical conductivity
sharply. Rare earth elements (REE) have low solid solubility and similar electronic structure …

Ruthenium is a member of platinum group metals (PGM). The group consists of Ru, Rh, Pd,
Os, Ir and Pt. The terms “noble” and “precious” metals are used to cover PGM and Au. Noble …

Instrumental neutron activation analysis (INAA) has been applied to archaeological samples
at the Portuguese Research Reactor (RPI) since 1973, and the number of samples analysed …

A calcrete profile developed on the top of a calcareous consolidated dune located in a
coastal area of NE Tunisia (semi-arid climate) was studied with the aim to investigate the …

This work intends to contribute for the discussion of beaker's social role in Western Europe,
by studying Central-South Portugal evidences, establishing provenance and therefore …

In this paper, the characterization of Roman amphorae from the Porto dos Cacos (PC) and
Quinta do Rouxinol (QR) workshops, in the Tagus estuary, dating to a period between the …

This paper focuses on plain, stylistically unvaried pottery from three Late Neolithic sites from
the Mondego Plateau, Portugal, and investigates ceramic production and exchange among …

Several archaeological sites located in the Sado estuary, Lusitania province (Western
Portugal), show evidence of an important amphorae production, mainly related to the …

Among the pottery of the Middle Uruk period (or Late Chalcolithic 4) in Syria-Mesopotamia
(3800–3450 BCE), it is perhaps the beveled rim bowls (BRBs) which are the most usually …

The biennial review of atomic weight, & (E), determinations and other cognate data have
resulted in the following changes in recommended values (1981 values in parentheses) …