List of figures p. ix List of tables p. xii Preface p. xiii Part I The Role of Analytical Chemistry in
Archaeology p. 1 1 Archaeology and Analytical Chemistry p. 3 1.1 The history of analytical …

This book will introduce the reader to the wide variety of analytical techniques that are
employed by those working on the conservation of materials. An introduction to each …

Provenance studies of archaeological ceramics by analysis of their elemental composition
are based on the assumption that clays can be distinguished, which were used for pottery …

Energy-dispersive X-ray fluorescence spectroscopy was used to determine the composition
of 64 potsherds from the Hellenistic settlement of Orraon, in northwestern Greece. Data …

Following the excavations at Tel Ashdod, a class of Iron Age II decorated pottery was
identified that became known as" Ashdod Ware." In the present study, this pottery is defined …

Neutron activation analysis of pottery was established at Bonn in 1983 and has since
become one of the primary archaeometry‐based analytical techniques at the facility. A brief …

Elemental analysis of ancient ceramics is primarily used in provenance research, where
defined compositional groups are attributed to particular raw materials sources or production …

Provenance determinations of pottery by chemical analysis is reviewed and shown to work
well. Since pottery is produced from a well homogenized clay paste according to a certain …

This is a systematic, regional, analytical study on the origins of the" Herodian" lamp, the most
common lamp in late Second Temple—period Judaea. The project included 176 Herodian …

The determination of provenance probably forms the primary role of geochemical analyses
in archaeological ceramic studies. In what has comprised a successful field of study, the …