This review comments on the ever expanding range of work using the XRF group of
techniques published approximately between April 2012 and March 2013. It presents …

Elemental analysis is a fundamental method of analysis on archaeological materials to
address their overall composition or identify the source of their geological components, yet …

Mobile instrumentation is of growing importance to archaeometry research. Equipment is
utilized in the field or at museums, thus avoiding transportation or risk of damage to valuable …

The scope of this chapter is the application of handheld portable energy-dispersive X-ray
fluorescence spectrometers (commonly referred to as portable XRF (pXRF; p-ED-XRF) …

Abstract Studies of Northern Mesopotamian complex societies have long been predicated
on ceramic wares, whereby ceramic variation is thought to reflect cultural variation. There is …

The image-based discourse on clay figurines that treated them as merely artistic
representations, the meaning of which needs to be deciphered through various iconological …

In order to develop more rigorous methods for ceramic-specific chemical composition
analyses using a portable X-ray fluorescence (pXRF), this article compares pXRF and …

In this article, we argue for a multi-dimensional research strategy incorporating material,
social and phenomenological analysis in the study of figurines and other human effigies. We …

For 20 years, archaeological approaches to the body have tended to focus upon evidence
confined to specific areas of expertise. Such scholarly separations are understandable due …

The origin of record keeping is a key question in the development of social complexity and
specialized economies, representing the first step towards the emergence of written …