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Author Pollard, A. Mark

Title Archaeological Chemistry
Published Cambridge : Royal Society of Chemistry, 1996

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Description 1 online resource (394 pages)
Series RSC Paperbacks ; v. 8
RSC paperbacks.
Contents BK9780854045235-FX001; BK9780854045235-FP001; BK9780854045235-FP005; BK9780854045235-FP009; BK9780854045235-FP011; BK9780854045235-FP015; BK9780854045235-00001; BK9780854045235-00020; BK9780854045235-00081; BK9780854045235-00104; BK9780854045235-00149; BK9780854045235-00196; BK9780854045235-00239; BK9780854045235-00271; BK9780854045235-00302; BK9780854045235-00341; BK9780854045235-00347; BK9780854045235-00355; BK9780854045235-00359; BK9780854045235-00360; BK9780854045235-00363; BK9780854045235-00364
Summary The application of chemistry within archaeology is an important and fascinating area. It allows the archaeologist to answer such questions as ""what is this artefact made of?"", ""where did it come from?"" and ""how has it been changed through burial in the ground?"", providing pointers to the earliest history of mankind. Archaeological Chemistry begins with a brief description of the goals and history of archaeological science, and the place of chemistry within it. It sets out the most widely used analytical techniques in archaeology and compares them in the light of relevant applications. Th
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Notes English
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Subject Chemistry.
Science.
chemistry.
sciences (philosophy)
science (modern discipline)
Chemistry
Science
Form Electronic book
Author Heron, Carl
ISBN 9781847550156
1847550150