Abstract
Several lead-based artifacts, discovered in a cist tomb (T2200) within the Late Roman-period cemetery on Sallah ed-Din Street, were analyzed in order to elucidate their chemical composition and provenance. The chemical composition of some of the objects seems to point to a mining source located in central Britain. It seems reasonable to suggest that soldiers of the Roman army brought these lead objects to Jerusalem.
Keywords
metallurgy, copper, tin, Greece, Turkey, Spain, France, West Cumbria, Durham, mining districts
Recommended Citation
Segal, Irina
(2015)
"Chemical and Isotopic Study of Lead-Based Objects from a Late Roman Tomb on Sallah ed-Din Street, Jerusalem (pp. 133–138),"
'Atiqot: Vol. 80, Article 14.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.70967/2948-040X.1552
Available at:
https://publications.iaa.org.il/atiqot/vol80/iss1/14
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