Archaeological sciences 1995 : proceedings of a conference on the application of scientific techniques to the study of archaeology, Liverpool, July 1995

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Archaeological sciences 1995 : proceedings of a conference on the application of scientific techniques to the study of archaeology, Liverpool, July 1995

edited by Anthony Sinclair, Elizabeth Slater, John Gowlett

(Oxbow monograph, 64)

Oxbow Books, 1997

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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 Enviroments ( 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.

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  • NCID
    BA37648468
  • ISBN
    • 190018804X
  • Country Code
    uk
  • Title Language Code
    eng
  • Text Language Code
    eng
  • Place of Publication
    Oxford
  • Pages/Volumes
    448 p.
  • Size
    31 cm
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