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A Technique for Determing the Provenance of Harappan Banded Limestone "Ringstones" Using ICP-AES

Randall Law
James H. Burton

The author's propose a method to analyze some of the largest artifacts recovered at Indus Civilization (ca. 2600 to 1700 BC) cities in Pakistan and northwestern India, the limestone “ringstones.” This later led to the determination that Harappa's ringstones came from near Dholavira.

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