A Consumer's Guide to Archaeological Science Analytical Techniques /

• Main Author: Malainey, Mary E. (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: New York, NY : Springer New York : Imprint: Springer, 2011.
• Edition: 1st.
• Series: Manuals in Archaeological Method, Theory and Technique,
• Subjects: Social sciences.; Archaeology.; Materials science.; Social Sciences.; Characterization and Evaluation of Materials.; Ceramics, Glass, Composites, Natural Methods.

Many archaeologists, as primarily social scientists, do not have a background in the natural sciences. This can pose a problem because they need to obtain chemical and physical analyses on samples to perform their research. This manual is an essential source of information for those students without...