03303nam 2200793 450 991081347040332120230912143801.01-282-03995-497866120399591-4426-7963-810.3138/9781442679634(CKB)2420000000004345(EBL)3250377(OCoLC)923062536(SSID)ssj0000308988(PQKBManifestationID)11227239(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000308988(PQKBWorkID)10267695(PQKB)10462752(CaPaEBR)417455(CaBNvSL)thg00600754(DE-B1597)464845(OCoLC)944177478(DE-B1597)9781442679634(Au-PeEL)EBL4671934(CaPaEBR)ebr11257622(CaONFJC)MIL203995(OCoLC)958565423(OCoLC)1320902077(MdBmJHUP)musev2_105202(VaAlCD)20.500.12592/rc9vn5(schport)gibson_crkn/2009-12-01/5/417455(MiAaPQ)EBC4671934(MiAaPQ)EBC3250377(EXLCZ)99242000000000434520160922h19911991 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrScience and the past /edited by Sheridan BowmanToronto, [Ontario] ;Buffalo, [New York] ;London, [England] :University of Toronto Press,1991.©19911 online resource (201 p.)Includes index.0-8020-5997-X Includes bibliographical references and index.Emergence of scientific inquiry into the past / Paul Craddock --Ceramics : materials for all reasons / Andrew Middleton -- Looking into glass / Ian Freestone -- Mining and smelting in antiquity / Paul Craddock -- Metalwork : artifice and artistry / Michael Cowell & Susan La Niece -- Tracing to source / Michael Hughes -- Questions of chronology / Sheridan Bowman -- Spotting the fakes / Paul Craddock & Sheridan Bowman -- Computing and mathematics : putting two and two together / Peter Main -- Computerising the collections : the art of successful flea handling / Lea Jones.Annotationoffer nontechnical accounts of their work in the physical and computer sciences to investigate artifacts. Includes discussions of the Portland Vase, the Lycurgus Cup, Egyptian finance, and the treasures of Sutton Hoo. Includes 12 color plates. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR.Physical sciencesHistoriographyComputer scienceHistoriographyArchaeologyEnglandLondonfastElectronic books. Physical sciencesHistoriography.Computer scienceHistoriography.Archaeology.930.1/028Bowman Sheridan, authttp://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut1696095Bowman SheridanBritish Museum.Dept. of Scientific Research.MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910813470403321Science and the past4075791UNINA