Ancient technologies and archaeological materials / edited by Sarah U. Wisseman and Wendell S. Willi...
Ancient technologies and archaeological materials / edited by Sarah U. Wisseman and Wendell S. Willi...
Ancient technologies and archaeological materials / edited by Sarah U. Wisseman and Wendell S. Williams.
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Publisher
Langhorne, Pa. : Gordon and Breach Science Publishers, c1994.
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Language
English
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Physical Description
Physical content
xi, 250 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Contents
1. Why Study Artifacts? An Interdisciplinary Approach / Sarah U. Wisseman and Wendell S. Williams -- 2. From Pots to People: Ceramic Production in the Ancient Mediterranean / Sarah U. Wisseman -- 3. The Diffusion of Technological Knowledge: A Case Study in North American Ceramic Analysis / Thomas J....
10. X-Ray Vision: The Recovery of Early Medieval Ironwork / Barbara Oehlschlaeger-Garvey, Henry Maguire, Wendell S. Williams and Richard Keen -- 11. Saving the Monuments of the Athenian Acropolis / Eric C. Freund -- 12. Imaging the Past: Nondestructive Analysis of an Egyptian Mummy / Sarah U. Wissem...
Publication information
Publisher
Langhorne, Pa. : Gordon and Breach Science Publishers, c1994.
Place of Publication
New York (State)
Date Published
c1994.
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Scope and Contents
Summary
Ancient Technologies and Archaeological Materials presents solutions to questions of dating, composition, provenience, and technology through the application of instrumental techniques to archaeological materials. The book also examines the reconstruction of early environments through analysis of bone and plant remains, the replication of artifacts...
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Full title
Ancient technologies and archaeological materials / edited by Sarah U. Wisseman and Wendell S. Williams.
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Notes
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Date Copyright
c1994.
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74VKv58lDjvO
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKv58lDjvO
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ISBN
288124632X (softcover)
9782881246319 (hardcover)
2881246311 (hardcover)
DDC
930.1
MMS ID
991021716929702626
