Archaeological chemistry

Archaeological chemistry thus sits at this juncture of two branches of the tree of knowledge. This combination of fields, in fact, provides an exciting interface of science where many extraordinary new discoveries are being made. This combination of academic disciplines is the focus of our book. 

This first chapter of the book provides an introduction, of course. Because each realm of scientific investigation has its own vocabulary, it is essential to leam to speak the language in order to communicate and comprehend. The next section. Archaeological Chemistry, considers some of those words and their meanings to provide some language training and gain a sense of what the subject is about. 

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G. E. Carter, d.. Archaeological Chemistry II, Advances in Chemistry Series No. 171, American Chemical Society, Washington, D.C., 1978. 

Harbottle, G. Neutron Activation Analysis in Archaeological Chemistry. 157,57-92 (1990). 

Tykot, R.H., van der Merwe, N.J. and Hammond, N. 1996 Stable isotope analysis of bone collagen, bone apatite, and tooth enamel in the reconstruction of human diet. A case study from Cuello, Belize. In Orna, M.V., ed., Archaeological Chemistry Organic, Inorganic, and Biochemical Analysis. ACS Symposium Series 625, Washington, DC, American Chemical Society 355-365. 

Burton, J.Fl. 1996 Trace-elements in bone as paleodietary indicators. In Orna, V. ed.. Archaeological Chemistry. Washington, D.C., American Chemical Society 327-333. 

In this second edition I have updated much of the material contained in the first one, and introduced, throughout the text, modifications to include the latest research contributions in the field. As a consequence of advances in knowledge and interpretation, however, the archaeological chemistry literature is ever burgeoning this compelled me to be particularly selective of the topics and the bibliographic material to be included in the book. 

Archaeological Chemistry, Second Edition By Zvi Goffer Copyright 2007 John Wiley Sons, Inc. 

Allan, R. O. (ed.) (1989), Archaeological Chemistry, Vol. 4, Advances in Chemistry Series, American Chemical Society (ACS), Washington, DC. 

Caley, E. R. (1967), The origin and manufacture of orichalcum, in Levey, M. (ed.), Archaeological Chemistry, a Symposium, Univ. Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, pp. 59-73. 

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