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Record Nr.

UNINA9910454961003321

Autore

Pollard A. Mark

Titolo

Archaeological chemistry [[electronic resource] /] / A. Mark Pollard and Carl Heron

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cambridge, : Royal Society of Chemistry, 1996

ISBN

1-84755-015-0

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (394 p.)

Collana

RSC Paperbacks ; ; v.8

Altri autori (Persone)

HeronCarl

Disciplina

930.10285

Soggetti

Archaeological chemistry

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

BK9780854045235-FX001; BK9780854045235-FP001; BK9780854045235-FP005; BK9780854045235-FP009; BK9780854045235-FP011; BK9780854045235-FP015; BK9780854045235-00001; BK9780854045235-00020; BK9780854045235-00081; BK9780854045235-00104; BK9780854045235-00149; BK9780854045235-00196; BK9780854045235-00239; BK9780854045235-00271; BK9780854045235-00302; BK9780854045235-00341; BK9780854045235-00347; BK9780854045235-00355; BK9780854045235-00359; BK9780854045235-00360; BK9780854045235-00363; BK9780854045235-00364

Sommario/riassunto

The application of chemistry within archaeology is an important and fascinating area. It allows the archaeologist to answer such questions as ""what is this artefact made of?"", ""where did it come from?"" and ""how has it been changed through burial in the ground?"", providing pointers to the earliest history of mankind. Archaeological Chemistry begins with a brief description of the goals and history of archaeological science, and the place of chemistry within it. It sets out the most widely used analytical techniques in archaeology and compares them in the light of relevant applications. Th