| Scientific analysis of the Lydian precious metal coinages MR Cowell, K Hyne King Croesus' gold: excavations at Sardis and the history of gold refining …, 2000 | 273* | 2000 |
| Atomic absorption techniques in archaeology MJ Hughes, MR Cowell, PT Craddock Archaeometry 18 (1), 19-37, 1976 | 227 | 1976 |
| A synthesis of Middle and Late Saxon, medieval and early post-medieval pottery in the Oxford region M Mellor, MR Cowell, S Newns, A Vince Oxfordshire Architectural & Historical Society, 1994 | 206 | 1994 |
| Prehistoric flint mines and their identification as sources of raw material GG Sieveking, P Bush, J Ferguson, PT Craddock, MJ Hughes, MR Cowell Archaeometry 14 (2), 151-176, 1972 | 135 | 1972 |
| Technological examination of Egyptian blue MS Tite, M Bimson, MR Cowell | 100 | 1984 |
| The trace element composition of polished flint axes as an indicator of source PT Craddock, MR Cowell, MN Leese, MJ Hughes Archaeometry 25 (2), 135-163, 1983 | 84 | 1983 |
| Lead cloth seals and related items in the British Museum H Granger Taylor, M Cowell, G Egan [""], 1994 | 69* | 1994 |
| The technology of Eygptian blue MS Tite, M Bimson, MR Cowell Early vitreous materials, 19-47, 1987 | 57 | 1987 |
| The minting of Roman Imperial bronze coins for circulation in the east: Vespasian to Trajan I Carradice, M Cowell The Numismatic Chronicle (1966-) 147, 26-50, 1987 | 51 | 1987 |
| A corpus of relief-patterned tiles in Roman Britain IM Betts, EW Black, JL Gower, MR Cowell, G Hale (No Title), 1997 | 50 | 1997 |
| Coin analysis by energy dispersive X-ray fluorescence spectrometry M Cowell SPECIAL PUBLICATION-ROYAL NUMISMATIC SOCIETY 30, 448-460, 1998 | 44 | 1998 |
| Scientific appendix I: chemical analysis MR Cowell Catalogue of Egyptian antiquities in the British Museum, VII, tools and …, 1987 | 44 | 1987 |
| The Berthier-Delagarde Collection of Crimean jewellery in the British Museum and related material J Andrási, AI Aĭbabin, S La Niece, MR Cowell British Museum, 2008 | 41 | 2008 |
| Energy dispersive X-ray fluorescence analysis of ancient gold alloys MR Cowell Pact 1, 76-85, 1977 | 38 | 1977 |
| An analytical survey of the British Celtic gold coinage MR Cowell Celtic Coinage: Britain and Beyond, 207-33, 1992 | 35 | 1992 |
| Two thousand years of coinage in China: an analytical survey SGE BOWMAN, MR Cowell, J Cribb Historical metallurgy 23 (1), 25-30, 1989 | 34* | 1989 |
| Nabataean coinage—Part I. The silver content measured by X-ray fluorescence analysis K Schmitt-Korte, M Cowell The Numismatic Chronicle (1966-) 149, 33-58, 1989 | 34 | 1989 |
| A silver bowl of Artaxerxes I JE Curtis, MR Cowell, CBF Walker Iran 33 (1), 149-153, 1995 | 31 | 1995 |
| Computer-assisted approaches to the grouping of ceramic fabrics A Middleton, MN Leese, MR Cowell Recent developments in ceramic petrology, 265-276, 1991 | 30 | 1991 |
| Neutron activation analysis of pottery from Naukratis and other related vessels H Mommsen, MR Cowell, P Fletcher, D Hook, U Schlotzhauer, A Villing, ... BRITISH MUSEUM RESEARCH PUBLICATIONS 162, 69, 2006 | 24 | 2006 |