Archeomaterials
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Published: 1993
Total Pages: 192
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Archaeological Chemistry
Author: A Mark Pollard
Publisher: Royal Society of Chemistry
Published: 2015-11-09
Total Pages: 458
ISBN-13: 1782626115
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe application of chemistry within archaeology is an important and fascinating area. It allows the archaeologist to answer such questions as "what is this artefact made of?", "where did it come from?" and "how has it been changed through burial in the ground?", providing pointers to the earliest history of mankind. Archaeological Chemistry begins with a brief description of the goals and history of archaeological science, and the place of chemistry within it. It sets out the most widely used analytical techniques in archaeology and compares them in the light of relevant applications. The book includes an analysis of several specific archaeological investigations in which chemistry has been employed in tracing the origins of or in preserving artefacts. The choice of these investigations conforms to themes based on analytical techniques, and includes chapters on obsidian, ceramics, glass, metals and resins. Finally, it suggests a future role for chemical and biochemical applications in archaeology. Archaeological Chemistry enables scientists to tackle the fundamental issues of chemical change in the archaeological materials, in order to advance the study of the past. It will prove an essential companion to students in archaeological science and chemistry, field and museum archaeologists, and all those involved in conserving human artefacts.
The Oxford Handbook of Archaeological Ceramic Analysis
Author: Alice M. W. Hunt
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: 2017
Total Pages: 777
ISBN-13: 0199681538
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis volume draws together topics and methodologies essential for the socio-cultural, mineralogical, and geochemical analysis of archaeological ceramic, one of the most complex and ubiquitous archaeomaterials in the archaeological record. It provides an invaluable resource for archaeologists, anthropologists, and archaeological materials scientists.
Techniques in Archaeological Geology
Author: Ervan Garrison
Publisher: Springer
Published: 2016-05-18
Total Pages: 364
ISBN-13: 3319302329
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis 2nd edition is a survey level review of key areas of archaeological geology/geoarchaeology. Principal subject areas include: historical principles; archaeologic and geomorphic surfaces and landforms types; sediments and sediment analytic methods; archaeological stoney materials - petrographic and mineralogic attributes; ceramic materials - mineralogic composition and analytic methods; geochemical methods useful in archaeological geology - studies of materials; commonly used geochronological methods for archaeological geology. Contributions to paleoecology, paleoclimate and ancient cultures as well as multivariate ICP and EDX data are now included.
New Insights into the Iron Age Archaeology of Edom, Southern Jordan
Author: Erez Ben-Yosef
Publisher: Cotsen Institute of Archaeology Press
Published: 2014-12-31
Total Pages: 1079
ISBN-13: 1938770935
DOWNLOAD EBOOKSituated south of the Dead Sea, near the famous Nabatean capital of Petra, the Faynan region in Jordan contains the largest deposits of copper ore in the southern Levant. The Edom Lowlands Regional Archaeology Project (ELRAP) takes an anthropological-archaeology approach to the deep-time study of culture change in one of the Old World's most important locales for studying technological development. Using innovative digital tools for data recording, curation, analyses, and dissemination, the researchers focused on ancient mining and metallurgy as the subject of surveys and excavations related to the Iron Age (ca. 1200-500 BCE), when the first local, historical state-level societies appeared in this part of the eastern Mediterranean basin. This comprehensive and important volume challenges the current scholarly consensus concerning the emergence and historicity of the Iron Age polity of biblical Edom and some of its neighbors, such as ancient Israel. Excavations and radiometric dating establish a new chronology for Edom, adding almost 500 more years to the Iron Age, including key periods of biblical history when David, Solomon, and the Egyptian pharaoh Shoshenq I are alleged to have interacted with Edom. Included is a 7 gigabyte DVD with over 55,000 files of additional data and photographs from the project.
Near Eastern Archaeology
Author: Suzanne Richard
Publisher: Penn State Press
Published: 2003-06-23
Total Pages: 505
ISBN-13: 1575065479
DOWNLOAD EBOOKPaperback reprint of the cloth original Winner of the 2004 Outstanding Academic Title award from the American Library Association! Filling a gap in classroom texts, more than 60 essays by major scholars in the field have been gathered to create the most up-to-date and complete book available on Levantine and Near Eastern archaeology.
Ceramic Petrography: The Interpretation of Archaeological Pottery & Related Artefacts in Thin Section
Author: Patrick Sean Quinn
Publisher: Archaeopress Publishing Ltd
Published: 2013-02-15
Total Pages: 264
ISBN-13: 1789699428
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThin section ceramic petrography is a versatile interdisciplinary analytical tool for the characterization and interpretation of archaeological pottery. Using over 200 photomicrographs of thin sections from a diverse range of artefacts, time periods and geographic regions, this provides comprehensive guidelines for their study within archaeology.
Thin Section Petrography, Geochemistry and Scanning Electron Microscopy of Archaeological Ceramics
Author: Patrick Sean Quinn
Publisher: Archaeopress Publishing
Published: 2022-08-31
Total Pages: 713
ISBN-13: 1803273658
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThin section petrography, geochemistry, scanning electron microscopy and X-ray diffraction are key scientific methods used to investigate the raw materials, origins and production technology of archaeological pottery, ceramic building materials, ancient refractories and plaster. Using over 400 colour figures of a diverse range of artefact types and archaeological periods from 50 countries worldwide, this book outlines the mineralogical, chemical and microstructural composition of ancient ceramics and provides comprehensive guidelines for their scientific study within archaeology. The core of the book is dedicated to the versatile approach of ceramic petrography. This is complimented by a detailed account of the principles of bulk instrumental geochemistry, as well as the SEM microanalysis and XRD characterisation of ceramics. The book is intended as a reference manual for research as well as a course text for specialist training on scientific ceramic analysis.
Archaeological Chemistry
Author: A. M. Pollard
Publisher: Royal Society of Chemistry
Published: 1996
Total Pages: 396
ISBN-13: 9780854045235
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis book enables scientists to tackle the fundamental issues of chemical change in the archaeological materials, in order to advance the study of the past.
Ancient Technologies and Archaeological Materials
Author: Sarah U. Wisseman
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2013-11-26
Total Pages: 263
ISBN-13: 1134303262
DOWNLOAD EBOOKFirst Published in 1993.This book is a user-friendly introduction to the interface between archaeology and the natural sciences. It is intended as a secondary textbook for undergraduates in interdisciplinary courses in anthropology, archaeological science, museum studies, or materials science. This title will also be useful to graduate students taking a course outside their major field, and to archaeologists, curators, and scientists in a variety of settings who are engaged in interdisciplinary research. Each chapter includes references and suggested readings; a glossary of technical terms concludes the volume.
