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Price: |
49.99 |
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Title: |
Archaeological Ceramics |
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Author: |
Editors Jacqueline S. Olin - Alan D. Franklin |
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Description: |
1982 - Softcover - Smithsonian Institution Press - 256 pages
b/w photos, tables, charts, maps, illustrations, diagrams - 8 1/4 x 10 3/4 |
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Condition: |
Clean and tight with cover fade/scuff, mild edge and corner wear, minimal age discoloration |
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Summary: |
Papers presented at a seminar on Ceramics as Archaeological Material
held at the Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C..,
and the National Bureau of Standards, Gaithersburg, Maryland,
29 September - October 1 1980,
one of the Smithsonian Institution/National Bureau of Standards seminars on
the Application of the Materials and Measurement Science to Archaeology and Museum Conservation
organized by Olin and Franklin # Archaeological Ceramics and the Physical Sciences: Problem Definition and Results
# Why is Archaeometry So Boring for Archaeologists?
# Plausible Inferences from Ceramic Artifacts
# Pottery Production, Pottery Classification, and the Role of Physicochemical Analyses
# Archaeological, Geochemical, and Statistical Methods in Ceramic Provenance Studies
# Prevenience Studies Using Neutron Activation Analysis: Role of Standardization
# Comparison of Data Obtains by Neutron Activation and Electron Microprobe Analysis of Ceramics
# Firing Technologies and Their Possible Assessment by modern Analytical Methods
# Investigation of Ancient Ceramic Technologies
# The Use of Scanning Electron Microscopy in the Technological Examination of Ancient Ceramics
# Phase Analysis and its Significance for Technology and Origin
# The Proton Probe as a Toll in the Elemental Analyses of Archaeological Artifacts
# Xeroradiography of Ancient Objects: a New Imaging Modality
# Photoacoustic Examination of Ceramic Surface Layers
# Technological Change in Egyptian Faience
# Pottery: Results from the East; Cretan White-on-Dark Ware Project
# Kilns and Ceramic Technology of Ancient Mesoamerica
# Ceramic Technology and Problems and Prospects of Provenience in Specific Ceramics from Mexico and Afghanistan
# Porosimetric Investigation of Roman Terra Sigillata Molds from Rheinzabern, Germany
# Indian Potter from the Mississippi Valley: Coping with Bad Raw Materials
# Metallurgical Crucibles and Crucible Slags
# Analysis of Nonmetallic Phases in Metallic Artifacts: Development of Japanese Mokume Technique CLICK THE "MORE IMAGES" LINK ABOVE TO SEE MORE OF THIS TITLE |
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