Ceramics In Archaeology

October 31 2017 publisher.

Ceramics in archaeology.

Ancient craftsmanship and modern laboratory techniques manuali l erma multilanguage manuals 9788891310125. Samples are ground to a thickness of 0 03 mm and mounted on a glass slide. Ninina cuomo di caprio. Pottery in archaeology covers information obtained from over fifty years practical.

Following a broad introduction to the wide spectrum of world ceramic types and traditions it will. L erma di bretschneider series. The study of pottery has become increasingly important over the past century providing the archaeologist with information on many aspects of the past including chronology trade and technology. Ninina cuomo di caprio publication date.

This module provides a broad introduction to the study of ceramics in archaeology and demonstrates their role in interpreting various aspects of past societies. Pottery in archaeology covers information obtained from over fifty years practical experience in the field and the latest research. More specifically the ceramics come from an archaeological site located in current day medonte township known to archaeologists as the thomson walker site. Ceramic petrography or ceramic petrology is a laboratory based scientific archaeological technique that examines the mineralogical and microstructural composition of ceramics and other inorganic materials under the polarised light microscope in order to interpret aspects of the provenance and technology of artefacts.

New study of easter island inhabitants suggests collaboration not competition. Recent scientific developments and statistical techniques have further contributed to this analysis of pottery. The site was a seventeenth century palisaded village 1625 1635 named after the modern day owners of the land on which the site sits a. An international team of researchers have identified a rare iron oxide in ancient chinese pottery which could be critical in developing improved and inexpensive magnets for electronics.

Our ceramic type collection and associated database are organized around the concept of ceramic type which is a concept typically used by historical archaeologists to identify classify and compare pottery. Manuali l erma 2 isbn. The book will be essential reading for students field archaeologists and anyone interested in working with pottery.