Archaeometry

Alan Watchman

doi:10.1016/B978-0-08-097086-8.13013-2

Archaeometry

Alan Watchman

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Archaeometry is the application of the various sciences in archaeology to determine age, composition, structure, origin, production technique, resource exploitation, and environment. This field of research includes radiocarbon, luminescence, and other numerical dating methods, geochemical and mineralogical analyses, metallurgical studies, and stable isotope chemistry. The scope of archaeometry is expanding and diversifying as new physical and chemical analytical techniques are employed to provide archaeologists with answers to questions about natural and human artifacts, site characteristics, organic remains, and past environments.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	International Encyclopedia of the Social & Behavioral Sciences: Second Edition
Publisher	Elsevier Inc.
Pages	905-908
Number of pages	4
Edition	2nd
ISBN (Electronic)	9780080970875
ISBN (Print)	9780080970868
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-08-097086-8.13013-2
Publication status	Published - 2001
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Archaeometry
Artifacts
Ceramics
Metallurgy
Paleodiets

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