Archaeological chemistry /
By: Pollard, A. M [author.].
Contributor(s): Heron, Carl [author.] | Armitage, Ruth Ann [author.].
Publisher: Cambridge, UK : Royal Society of Chemistry, 2017Edition: 3rd edition.Description: xxii, 585 pages : illustrations ; 27 cm.Content type: text | text | still image Media type: unmediated | unmediated Carrier type: volume | volumeISBN: 1782624260; 9781782624264:; 9781782624264.Subject(s): Archaeological chemistryDDC classification: 930.1028 POLItem type | Current library | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
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Standard Loan | ATU Sligo Yeats Library Main Lending Collection | 930.1028 POL (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | 0062707 |
Includes bibliographical references and index.
The development of archaeological chemistry -- Analytical techniques applied to archaeological materials -- Obsidian characterization in the eastern Mediterranean -- The geochemistry of clays and the provenance of ceramics -- The chemistry, corrosion and provenance of archaeological glass -- The chemical study of metals : the medieval and later brass industry in Europe -- The chemistry and use of resinous substances -- Amino acid stereochemistry and the first Americans -- Lead isotope geochemistry and the trade in metals -- The chemistry of human bone : diet, nutrition, status and mobility -- The detection of small biomolecules : dairy products in the archaeological record -- Proteins in archaeology : from blood on stones to proteomics -- Summary : whither archaeological chemistry? -- Appendix 1: The structure of the atom, and the electromagnetic spectrum -- Appendix 2: Isotopes -- Appendix 3: Fundamental constants -- Appendix 4: Atomic number and approximate atomic weights (based on ¹²C = 12.000) of the elements -- Appendix 5: Periodic tables -- Appendix 6: The amino acids.
The thematic elements in 'Archaeological Chemistry' allows the reader to tackle both the science and archaeology of a specific topic in depth and is an ideal companion to students in archaeological science and chemistry, field and museum archaeologists and all those involved in conserving human artefacts.