Archaeological Chemistry: Materials, Methods, and Meaning

Archaeological Chemistry: Materials, Methods, and Meaning
ISBN-10
0841238103
ISBN-13
9780841238107
Category
Language Arts & Disciplines / Linguistics / General
Pages
261
Language
English
Published
2002
Publisher
American Chemical Society
Author
American Chemical Society. Division of the History of Chemistry

Description

This book provides examples of analytical methods in a variety of archaeological materials. It presents analytical techniques that incur no visible destruction of the artifact under examination. Using patterns in the analytical data derived from a wide variety of analytical methods, different components of past human behavior are inferred, including diet, technology of manufacture, source of raw materials, trade routes, and determination of age.

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