Archaeometry Of Pre-columbian Sites And Artifacts (symposium Proceedings)
by David Scott /
1994 / English / PDF
10.3 MB Download
Archaeometry is the application of scientific methods and analyses
to the study of culture in its archaeological context. Garnered
from a conference called to study the material culture from North
and South America, the book's twenty essays on a broad range of
subjects represent the full scope of study in this field. They
include papers by Ron L. Bishop on the compositional analysis of
pre-Columbian pottery from the Maya region, Heather Lechtman on the
materials science of material culture from the Andes, and J.
Michael Elam and others on source identification and hydration
dating of obsidian artifacts.
Archaeometry is the application of scientific methods and analyses
to the study of culture in its archaeological context. Garnered
from a conference called to study the material culture from North
and South America, the book's twenty essays on a broad range of
subjects represent the full scope of study in this field. They
include papers by Ron L. Bishop on the compositional analysis of
pre-Columbian pottery from the Maya region, Heather Lechtman on the
materials science of material culture from the Andes, and J.
Michael Elam and others on source identification and hydration
dating of obsidian artifacts.