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Thin-Section Petrography of Ceramic Materials (INSTAP Archaeological Excavation Manual)

By Philip P. Betancourt , Sarah E. Peterson

Book information

Publisher
INSTAP Academic Press (Institute for Aegean Prehistory)
Year
2009
ISBN
9781931534550, 1931534551
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
9 MB (9218495 bytes)
Edition
Illustrated
Pages
27\33
Time added
2023-08-27 02:09:16

Description

As part of the INSTAP Archaeological Excavation Manual series, Thin-Section Petrography of Ceramic Materials provides a concise overview of the history and application of the practice while detailing how this type of petrographic analysis can benefit archaeologists in the field. When thin-section analysis is employed as part of a thorough, multi-disciplinary study of ceramic materials, it provides a wealth of additional interpretative data to archaeologists, allowing for more accurate interpretations of the past, especially regarding pottery production, provenance, variations in technology over time and space, exchange networks on local and non-local scales, and even social issues such as choices of both manufacturers and consumers and traditions of manufacture.

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