Microarchaeology : Beyond the Visible Archaeological Record


Stephen. Weiner
Bok Engelsk 2010 · Electronic books.
Utgitt
Cambridge : Cambridge University Press , 2010
Omfang
1 online resource (420 p.)
Opplysninger
Description based upon print version of record.. - Cover; Half-title; Title; Copyright; Contents; Preface; 1 Archaeology, Archaeological Science, and Microarchaeology; 2 Information Embedded in the Microscopic Record; 3 Completeness of the Archaeological Record; 4 Common Mineral Components of the Archaeological Record; 5 Biological Materials: Bones and Teeth; 6 Biological Materials: Phytoliths, Diatoms, Eggshells, Otoliths, and Mollusk Shells; 7 Reconstructing Pyrotechnological Processes; 8 Biological Molecules and Macromolecules: Protected Niches; 9 Ethnoarchaeology of the Microscopic Record: Learning from the Present. - 10 Absolute Dating: Assessing the Quality of a Date11 Reading the Microscopic Record On-Site; 12 Infrared Spectroscopy in Archaeology; Appendix A Identifying Minerals Using Microchemical Analysis; Appendix B Identifying Minerals and Compounds Using Infrared Spectra: Table of Standard Minerals and Compounds for Which Infrared Spectra Are Available; References; Index. - Microarchaeology is about that part of archaeological records not seen by the naked eye, but revealed with instrumentation.
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ISBN
9780521705844. - 9780521880039

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