Bibliograph

Archaeological Sciences 1995, Proceedings of a Conference on the Application of Scientific Techniques to the Study of Archaeology

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Archaeological Sciences 1995, Proceedings of a Conference on the Application of Scientific Techniques to the Study of Archaeology

Language

eng

Index

no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Archaeological Sciences 1995

Nature of contents

dictionaries

Sub title

Proceedings of a Conference on the Application of Scientific Techniques to the Study of Archaeology

Summary

A huge collection of papers on scientific analysis in archaeology from a conference held in Liverpool in 1995. Papers are grouped under ten headings: Scientific analysis of Petrology ( 3 papers ); of Glass ( five papers ); of Ceramics ( 7 papers ); Metallurgy ( 9 papers ); Chronological Studies ( 9 papers ); Dendrochronological Studies ( 3 papers ); The Study of Ancient Environments ( 16 papers ); Remote Sensing ( 2 papers ); The Analysis of Human Remains ( 5 papers ) and Perspectives on Human Evolution and Early Hominid Artefacts ( 9 papers ). Subjects studied include Stonehenge dolerites, early Egyptian glass, Greek Archaic transport amphorae, Roman brooches, South Indian bronzes, dendrochronological datings of Viking ships, phytolith analysis from the Indus Valley, Pakistan, the microflora of the Milos catacombs, Greece and Medieval glass making technology

Target audience

adult

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