02344nam 2200445 450 991055799860332120230218124341.0(CKB)5590000000558350(NjHacI)995590000000558350(EXLCZ)99559000000055835020230218d2018 uy 0engur|||||||||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierBeyond Provenance New Approaches to Interpreting the Chemistry of Archaeological Copper Alloys /A. M. Pollard ; with P. Bray [and eight others]Leuven :Leuven University Press,2018.©20181 online resource (232 pages) illustrations (some color), charts, mapsStudies in archaeological sciences, ;Volume 6.0Includes bibliographical references and index.For the last 180 years, scientists have been attempting to determine the 'provenance' (geological source) of the copper used in Bronze Age artefacts. However, despite advances in analytical technologies, the theoretical approach has remained virtually unchanged over this period, with the interpretative methodology only changing to accommodate the increasing capacity of computers. This book represents a concerted effort to think about the composition of Bronze Age metal as the product of human intentionality as well as of geology. It considers the trace element composition of the metal, the alloying elements, and the lead isotopic composition, showing how a combination of these aspects, along with archaeological context and typology, can reveal much more about the life history of such artefacts, expanding considerably upon the rather limited ambition of knowing where the ore was extracted.Studies in archaeological sciences ;Volume 6.0.Beyond Provenance Copper alloysArchaeological chemistryBronze ageCopper alloys.Archaeological chemistry.Bronze age.930.1028Pollard A. M.530236Bray Philip J.NjHacINjHaclBOOK9910557998603321Beyond provenance2025121UNINA