Archaeological Chemistry: Materials, Methods, and Meaning

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.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0841238103
• ISBN13: 9780841238107
• Release Date: September 2002
• Publisher: American Chemical Society
• Length: 272 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.4" x 9.3"