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Chemical analysis (neutron activation analysis) of 88 Late Bronze Age transport jars found in excavations at Kommos, Crete.

Usage

kommos

Format

A data.frame with 22 variables (chemical elements):

type

CJ: Canaanite jar; EJ: Egyptian jar; TSJ: transport stirrup jar; SNA: short-necked amphora.

date

Chronology (period).

Sm

Sm content (ppm).

Lu

Lu content (ppm).

U

U content (ppm).

Yb

Yb content (ppm).

As

As content (ppm).

Sb

Sb content (ppm).

Ca

Ca content (ppm).

Na

Na content (ppm).

La

La content (ppm).

Ce

Ce content (ppm).

Th

Th content (ppm).

Cr

Cr content (ppm).

Hf

Hf content (ppm).

Cs

Cs content (ppm).

Sc

Sc content (ppm).

Rb

Rb content (ppm).

Fe

Fe content (ppm).

Ta

Ta content (ppm).

Co

Co content (ppm).

Eu

Eu content (ppm).

References

Day, P. M., Quinn, P. S., Rutter, J. B. & Kilikoglou, V. (2011). A World of Goods: Transport Jars and Commodity Exchange at the Late Bronze Age Harbor of Kommos, Crete. Hesperia, 80, 511-558. doi:10.2972/hesperia.80.4.0511

See also

Other chemical data: verre