Introduction and History; Properties of Minerals; Exploitation of Mineral and Rock Raw Materials; Lithic Materials; Gemstones Seal Stones and Ceremonial Stones; Soft Stones and Other Carvable Materials; Metals and Related Minerals and Ores; Ceramic Raw Materials; Pigments and Colorants; Abrasives Salt Shells and Miscellaneous Geologic Raw Materials; Building, Monumental, and Statuary Materials
Summary
Suitable for mineralogists, geologists and archaeologists involved in archaeometric studies, this book looks at the human use of rocks and minerals from the Paleolithic through to the 18th century CE
