Organic Contents of Ancient Vessels
Author : William R. Biers
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Page : 80 pages
File Size : 40,59 MB
Release : 1990
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Author : William R. Biers
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Page : 80 pages
File Size : 40,59 MB
Release : 1990
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File Size : 16,50 MB
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ISBN : 9789993985884
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File Size : 48,5 MB
Release : 1990
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ISBN : 9789992353226
Author : Sarah U. Wisseman
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 268 pages
File Size : 20,36 MB
Release : 2013-11-26
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 1134303335
First Published in 1993.This book is a user-friendly introduction to the interface between archaeology and the natural sciences. It is intended as a secondary textbook for undergraduates in interdisciplinary courses in anthropology, archaeological science, museum studies, or materials science. This title will also be useful to graduate students taking a course outside their major field, and to archaeologists, curators, and scientists in a variety of settings who are engaged in interdisciplinary research. Each chapter includes references and suggested readings; a glossary of technical terms concludes the volume.
Author : Paul T. Nicholson
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 740 pages
File Size : 48,43 MB
Release : 2000-03-23
Category : History
ISBN : 9780521452571
The book describes current research into all aspects of craftwork in ancient Egypt.
Author : Eleanora A. Reber
Publisher : University of Alabama Press
Page : 225 pages
File Size : 31,82 MB
Release : 2022-08-02
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 0817321225
"Organic residue analysis is a technical specialty that blends an unusual type of instrumental organic chemistry and archaeology. Because it is considered abstruse, archaeologists of all degrees of experience tend to struggle with how to apply the technology to archaeological questions and how to sample effectively in the field to answer these questions. "Organic Residues in Pottery" uses a case-study approach to explain the methods and application of organic residue analysis to archaeologists in a reader-friendly tone. The case studies come from Reber's more than twenty years of research. Pottery analysis is considered an important component of excavating a site. Organic pottery residues are made up of chemicals that absorb into pots over their use-lifetime. Analysis of the residues can allow fascinating interpretations of human behavior that are only recognizable from this analysis. The analysis allows archaeologists to interpret the ways that people have used pottery. For instance, pottery analysis can help reveal what people ate, whether different types of vessels were used for different cooking or foodstuffs preparation, and whether "elite" vessels were in use. Every residue comprises many different chemicals. Analysis includes a series of steps. Reber starts with basic information, such as how a residue forms in different environments. Other chapters discuss excavation of the residue (including extraction, instrumentation, and analysis), interpreting results, different contaminators, common substances found (e.g., caffeine and nicotine, maize, tree resins, and fish and shellfish), how to sample, how to talk with a lab analyst, and future benefits of residue analysis"--
Author : Linda Hurcombe
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 369 pages
File Size : 24,40 MB
Release : 2014-05-12
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 1136802002
This book is an introduction to the study of artefacts, setting them in a social context rather than using a purely scientific approach. Drawing on a range of different cultures and extensively illustrated, Archaeological Artefacts and Material Culture covers everything from recovery strategies and recording procedures to interpretation through typology, ethnography and experiment, and every type of material including wood, fibers, bones, hides and adhesives, stone, clay, and metals. With over seventy illustrations with almost fifty in full colour, this book not only provides the tools an archaeologist will need to interpret past societies from their artefacts, but also a keen appreciation of the beauty and tactility involved in working with these fascinating objects. This is a book no archaeologist should be without, but it will also appeal to anybody interested in the interaction between people and objects.
Author : James M. Skibo
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 230 pages
File Size : 50,36 MB
Release : 2013-06-29
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 1489911790
There are many ways to study pots or the sherds of pots. In this book James Skibo has focused on the surface wear and tear found on the resin-coated, low-fired cooking pots of the Kalinga people in north western Luzon. This detailed analysis is part of a much larger evalua tion of Kalinga pottery production and use by the staff members and students at the University of Arizona that has been underway since 1972. Here he has analyzed the variants among the possible residual clues on pots that have endured the stresses of having been used for cooking meat and vegetables or rice; standing on supports in the hearth fire; wall scrapings while distributing the food; being transported to the water source for thorough washing and scrubbing; followed by storage until needed again-a repetitive pattern of use. This well-controlled study made use of new pots provided for cooking purposes to one Kalinga household, as well as those pots carefully observed in other households-- 189 pots in all. Such an ethnoarchaeological approach is not unlike follOwing the course of the firing of a kiln-load of pots in other cultures, and then purchasing the entire product of this firing for analysis. Other important aspects of this Kalinga study are the chemical analysis of extracts from the ware to deduce the nature of the food cooked in them, and the experimental study of soot deposited on cooking vessels when they are in use.
Author : Polly Wiessner
Publisher : Berghahn Books
Page : 314 pages
File Size : 14,45 MB
Release : 1996
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9781571818713
Anthropological study
Author : David Thurmond
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 304 pages
File Size : 45,38 MB
Release : 2006-07-01
Category : History
ISBN : 9047410165
A careful analysis of Roman food processes, including those for cereals, olive oil, wine, other plant products, animal products, and condiments. The work combines analysis of literary and archaeological evidence with that of traditional comparative practices and modern food science.