 |
|
|
Item Details
| Title:
|
A CONSUMER'S GUIDE TO ARCHAEOLOGICAL SCIENCE
ANALYTICAL TECHNIQUES |
| By: |
Mary E. Malainey |
| Format: |
Paperback |
| List price:
|
£96.50 |
| Our price: |
£84.44 |
| Discount: |
|
| You save:
|
£12.06 |
|
|
|
|
|
| ISBN 10: |
1461433010 |
| ISBN 13: |
9781461433019 |
| Availability: |
Usually dispatched within 1-3 weeks.
 Delivery
rates
|
| Stock: |
Currently 0 available |
| Publisher: |
SPRINGER-VERLAG NEW YORK INC. |
| Pub. date: |
14 March, 2012 |
| Edition: |
2011 ed. |
| Series: |
Manuals in Archaeological Method, Theory and Technique |
| Pages: |
603 |
| Description: |
This comprehensive guide provides readers with the knowledge to use archaeological science methods to the best advantage. The guide describes and explains the analytical techniques in a manner that the average archaeologist can understand. |
| Synopsis: |
Many archaeologists, as primarily social scientists, do not have a background in the natural sciences. This can pose a problem because they need to obtain chemical and physical analyses on samples to perform their research. This manual is an essential source of information for those students without a background in science, but also a comprehensive overview that those with some understanding of archaeological science will find useful. The manual provides readers with the knowledge to use archaeological science methods to the best advantage. It describes and explains the analytical techniques in a manner that the average archaeologist can understand, and outlines clearly the requirements, benefits, and limitations of each possible method of analysis, so that the researcher can make informed choices. The work includes specific information about a variety of dating techniques, provenance studies, isotope analysis as well as the analysis of organic (lipid and protein) residues and ancient DNA. Case studies illustrating applications of these approaches to most types of archaeological materials are presented and the instruments used to perform the analyses are described. Available destructive and non-destructive approaches are presented to help archaeologists select the most effective technique for gaining the target information from the sample. Readers will reach for this manual whenever they need to decide how to best analyze a sample, and how the analysis is performed. |
| Illustrations: |
11 Tables, black and white; 135 Illustrations, black and white; XX, 603 p. |
| Publication: |
US |
| Imprint: |
Springer-Verlag New York Inc. |
| Returns: |
Returnable |
|
|
|
 |
|
|
|
|
|
No Cheese, Please!
A fun picture book for children with food allergies - full of friendship and super-cute characters!Little Mo the mouse is having a birthday party.
|
My Brother Is a Superhero
Luke is massively annoyed about this, but when Zack is kidnapped by his arch-nemesis, Luke and his friends have only five days to find him and save the world...
|
|
|
|
|