Archaeological Chemistry Materials, Methods,

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.

Preface

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Archaeological Chemistry: Materials, Methods, and Meaning

1

(7)

Kathryn A. Jakes

Potential for Virtually Nondestructive Radiocarbon and Stable Carbon Isotopic Analyses on Perishable Archaeological Artifacts

8

(14)

Karen L. Steelman

Marvin W. Rowe

Accelerator Mass Spectrometry Radiocarbon Ages of an Oxalate Accretion and Rock Paintings at Toca do Serrote da Bastiana, Brazil

22

(14)

Karen L. Steelman

Richard Rickman

Marvin W. Rowe

Thomas W. Boutton

Jon Russ

Niede Guidon

Measuring Lead Isotope Ratios in Majolica from New Spain Using a Nondestructive Technique

36

(12)

Susan Reslewic

James H. Burton

Characterization of Archaeological Materials by Laser Ablation--Inductively Coupled Plasma--Mass Spectrometry

48

(16)

Robert J. Speakman

Hector Neff

Michael D. Glascock

Barry J. Higgins

Modern and Ancient Resins from Africa and the Americas

64

(20)

Joseph B. Lambert

Yuyang Wu

Jorge A. Santiago-Blay

Characterization and Radiocarbon Dating of Archaeological Resins from Southeast Asia

84

(26)

C. D. Lampert

I. C. Glover

C. P. Heron

B. Stern

R. Shoocongdej

G. B. Thompson

Analysis of Glass Beads and Glass Recovered from an Early 17th-Century Glassmaking House in Amsterdam

110

(18)

K. Karklins

R. G. V. Hancock

J. Baart

M. L. Sempowski

J.-F. Moreau

D. Barham

S. Aufreiter

I. Kenyon

Morphology and Microstructure of Marine Silk Fibers

128

(23)

Rekha Srinivasan

Kathryn A. Jakes

Electron Spin Resonance Studies To Explore the Thermal History of Archaeological Objects

151

(18)

Robert G. Hayes

Mark R. Schurr

Geochemical Analysis of Obsidian and the Reconstruction of Trade Mechanisms in the Early Neolithic Period of the Western Mediterranean

169

(16)

Robert H. Tykot

Chemical, Technological, and Social Aspects of Pottery Manufacture in the La Quemada Region of Northwest Mexico

185

(14)

E. Christian Wells

Ben A. Nelson

Trace Element Analysis and Its Role in Analyzing Ceramics in the Eastern Woodlands

199

(15)

Christina B. Rieth

Contribution of Stable Isotope Analysis to Understanding Dietary Variation among the Maya

214

(17)

Robert H. Tykot

Chemical Compositions of Chinese Coins of Emperor Ch'ien Lung (Qian Long) and Annamese Coins of Emperor Thanh Thai via Energy-Dispersive X-ray Fluorescence

231

(16)

Tiffany Gaines

Eric McGrath

Vincent Iduma

Renee Kuzava

Sarah Frederick

Mark Benvenuto

Indexes

Author Index

247

(1)

Subject Index

248

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