Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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1036339 | Journal of Archaeological Science | 2011 | 9 Pages |
Abstract
⺠Introduction of a new method for digital archaeometrological analysis. ⺠Comparison suggests new method equal the precision of the traditional method in recreating the original mass of ancient weights ⺠Archaeometrological analysis of a population of weights from the Viking Age trading site of Birka, Sweden confirms adherence to the Baltic Sea system of mass. ⺠Discrepancies within the Baltic Sea system of mass identified and discussed.
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Authors
Joakim Schultzén,