Article ID Journal Published Year Pages File Type
1036339 Journal of Archaeological Science 2011 9 Pages PDF
Abstract
► Introduction of a new method for digital archaeometrological analysis. ► Comparison suggests new method equal the precision of the traditional method in recreating the original mass of ancient weights ► 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. ► Discrepancies within the Baltic Sea system of mass identified and discussed.
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