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Archaeometallurgy in Global Perspective - Methods and Syntheses (Paperback, 1st ed. 2014)
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Archaeometallurgy in Global Perspective - Methods and Syntheses (Paperback, 1st ed. 2014)
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The study of ancient metals in their social and cultural contexts
has been a topic of considerable interest in archaeology and
ancient history for decades, partly due to the modern dependence on
technology and man-made materials. The formal study of
Archaeometallurgy began in the 1970s-1980s, and has seen a recent
growth in techniques, data, and theoretical movements. This
comprehensive sourcebook on Archaeometallurgy provides an overview
of earlier research as well as a review of modern techniques,
written in an approachable way. Covering an extensive range of
archaeological time-periods and regions, this volume will be a
valuable resource for those studying archaeology worldwide. It
provides a clear, straightforward look at the available
methodologies, including: * Smelting processes * Slag analysis *
Technical Ceramics * Archaeology of Mining and Field Survey *
Ethnoarchaeology * Chemical Analysis and Provenance Studies *
Conservation Studies With chapters focused on most geographic
regions of Archaeometallurgical inquiry, researchers will find
practical applications for metallurgical techniques in any area of
their study. Ben Roberts is a specialist in the early metallurgy
and later prehistoric archaeology of Europe. He was the Curator of
the European Copper and Bronze Age collections at the British
Museum between 2007 and 2012 and is now a Lecturer in Prehistoric
Europe in the Departm ent of Archaeology at the Durham University,
UK. Chris Thornton is a specialist in the ancient metallurgy of the
Middle East, combining anthropological theory with archaeometrical
analysis to understand the development and diffusion of
metallurgical technologies throughout Eurasia. He is currently a
Consulting Scholar of the University of Pennsylvania Museum, where
he received his PhD in 2009, and the Lead Program Officer of
research grants at the National Geographic Society.
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