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Title: Archaeological Ceramics
Author: Editors Jacqueline S. Olin - Alan D. Franklin
Description: 1982 - Softcover - Smithsonian Institution Press - 256 pages b/w photos, tables, charts, maps, illustrations, diagrams - 8 1/4 x 10 3/4
Condition: Clean and tight with cover fade/scuff, mild edge and corner wear, minimal age discoloration
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

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