Archaeomineralogy

Author : George R. Rapp
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 329 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2013-03-09
Category : Science
ISBN : 9783662050057

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1.1 Prologue What is archaeomineralogy? The term has been used at least once before (Mitchell 1985), but this volume is the first publication to lay down the scientific basis and systematics for this subdiscipline. Students sometimes call an introductory archaeology course "stones and bones." Archaeomineralogy covers the stones component of this phrase. Of course, archaeology consists of a great deal more than just stones and bones. Contemporary archaeology is based on stratigraphy, geomorphology, chronometry, behavioral inferences, and a host of additional disciplines in addition to those devoted to stones and bones. To hazard a definition: archaeomineralogy is the study of the minerals and rocks used by ancient societies over space and time, as implements, orna ments, building materials, and raw materials for ceramics and other processed products. Archaeomineralogy also attempts to date, source, or otherwise char acterize an artifact or feature, or to interpret past depositional alteration of archaeological contexts. Unlike geoarchaeology, archaeomineralogy is not, and is not likely to become, a recognized subdiscipline. Practitioners of archaeomineralogy are mostly geoarchaeologists who specialize in geology and have a strong background in mineralogy or petrology (the study of the origin ofrocks).

Author : George Rapp
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 360 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2009-02-07
Category : Science
ISBN : 9783540785941

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“Archaeomineralogy” provides a wealth of information for mineralogists, geologists and archaeologists involved in archaeometric studies. The first edition was very well-received and praised for its systematic description of the rocks and minerals used throughout the world by our ancestors and for its excellent list of over 900 references, providing easy access to the fields of archaeomineralogy and geoarchaeology. This second edition of “Archaeomineralogy” takes an updated and expanded look at the human use of rocks and minerals from the Paleolithic through to the 18th century CE. It retains the structure and main themes of the original but has been revised and expanded with more than 200 new references within the text, a bibliography of additional references not included in the text, a dozen new figures (drawings and photos), coverage of many additional important mineral, rock, and gem materials, a broader geographic scope, particularly but not limited to Eastern Europe, and a more thorough review of early contributions to archaeomineralogy, especially those of Agricola. From reviews of the first edition: "... crammed full of useful information, is well-balanced using both new and Old World examples of the archaeomaterials described. It also provides a broad, but of necessity, all too brief overview of the geological raw materials used in antiquity." -- Geoscientist "...provides much interesting discussion of how particular names came to be employed by archaeologists working in different regions of the world.... much to offer for any geologist or archaeologist interested in minerals and rocks and how they have been used in the past." -- Mineralium Deposita "... a gem of a book, it's strength is that it is encyclopedic in content, if not in layout, draws on a wealth of field experience and almost every sentence contains a nugget of information" -- The Holocene

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 232 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 1986
Category : Archaeological geology
ISBN : IND:30000104342641

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Archaeomineralogy by Anonim Pdf

Author : Sandra Kynes
Publisher : Llewellyn Worldwide
Page : 312 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 2017-11-08
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
ISBN : 9780738754161

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Crystal Magic by Sandra Kynes Pdf

Strengthen your connection with the natural world as you learn to incorporate the power of crystals and gemstones into your magical practice. This comprehensive, full-color book is exquisitely designed to be both user-friendly and a gorgeous addition to your bookshelf. Inside, you'll find everything you need to effectively work with crystals, from the history, science, and magic of the mineral kingdom to an encyclopedic list of nearly 200 varieties of stones. Explore numerous ways to grow your knowledge and skills, including details on buying and preparing stones, magical associations by color, astrological influences, and how to spot fakes. Discover a new, powerful form of crystal grid and which stone is best for a specific goal. With more than 200 color photographs and convenient guides to correspondences, associated deities, and more, Crystal Magic will serve as a timeless, indispensable reference.

Author : International Committee for Social Science Information and Documentation
Publisher : Psychology Press
Page : 652 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 1990
Category : Reference
ISBN : 041503163X

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Ibss: Anthropology: 1986 by International Committee for Social Science Information and Documentation Pdf

IBSS is the essential tool for librarians, university departments, research institutions and any public or private institution whose work requires access to up-to-date and comprehensive knowledge of the social sciences.

Author : Stefanos Karampelas,Lore Kiefert,Danilo Bersani,Peter Vandenabeele
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 120 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2020-03-10
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9783030354497

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Gems and Gemmology by Stefanos Karampelas,Lore Kiefert,Danilo Bersani,Peter Vandenabeele Pdf

This book provides a lucid introduction to the basics of gemmology. It familiarizes archaeologists, art historians and conservators with the science of gemstones and allows them to understand the basic concepts of their provenance, typology and treatments. Which are the main types of gems? What treatments can be applied? How does one analyse gems? How can gems contribute to archaeometrical research? This volume is written by four experts in the fields of gemmology and archaeometry and addresses both students who need an introduction to this field and professionals who want to refresh their knowledge of the topic. This work is part of a series of introductory texts that deal with a broad range of materials-related topics in archaeometry.

Author : Stanislav Grigoriev,Yulia Vasina
Publisher : Archaeopress Publishing Ltd
Page : 296 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2019-07-11
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781789692433

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The Megaliths of Vera Island in the Southern Urals by Stanislav Grigoriev,Yulia Vasina Pdf

The largest and brightest megalithic complex in Russia’s Ural Mountains is located on Vera Island, represented by three chambered megaliths and sanctuaries of the Eneolithic period (mid-4th - 3rd millennium BC). The oldest samples of stone sculpture in the Urals have been revealed within this complex.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 215 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2021-02-22
Category : Science
ISBN : 9789004444805

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Traces of Ink by Anonim Pdf

Traces of Ink. Experiences of Philology and Replication is a collection of original papers exploring the textual and material aspects of inks and ink-making in a number of premodern cultures (Babylonia, the Graeco-Roman world, the Syriac milieu and the Arabo-Islamic tradition). The volume proposes a fresh and interdisciplinary approach to the study of technical traditions, in which new results can be achieved thanks to the close collaboration between philologists and scientists. Replication represents a crucial meeting point between these two parties: a properly edited text informs the experts in the laboratory who, in turn, may shed light on many aspects of the text by recreating the material reality behind it. Contributors are: Miriam Blanco Cesteros, Michele Cammarosano, Claudia Colini, Vincenzo Damiani, Sara Fani, Matteo Martelli, Ira Rabin, Lucia Raggetti, and Katja Weirauch.

Author : Elijah Howarth,F. R. Rowley,W. Ruskin Butterfield,Charles Madeley
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 362 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2003
Category : Museums
ISBN : UOM:39015057954060

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Museums Journal by Elijah Howarth,F. R. Rowley,W. Ruskin Butterfield,Charles Madeley Pdf

"Indexes to papers read before the Museums Association, 1890-1909. Comp. by Charles Madeley": v. 9, p. 427-452.

Author : Katerina Harvati,Mirjana Roksandic
Publisher : Springer
Page : 331 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2017-01-18
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9789402408744

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Paleoanthropology of the Balkans and Anatolia by Katerina Harvati,Mirjana Roksandic Pdf

This edited volume systematically reviews the evidence for early human presence in one of the most relevant geographic regions of Europe - the Balkans and Anatolia, an area that has been crucial in shaping the course of human evolution in Europe, but whose paleoanthropological record is poorly known. The primary aim of this book is to showcase new paleoanthropological (human paleontological and paleolithic) research conducted in the region. The volume is organized into three sections. The first one deals with the human fossil record from Greece, the Central Balkans, Croatia, Romania, Bulgaria and Turkey. The second section presents the paleolithic record of the same countries. In the third part, the authors provide a synthesis of current paleoenvironmental evidence for the Balkans. Chapters summarize and systematize the available human fossil evidence, examine their context, and place them within the framework of our understanding of human evolution in Europe and beyond, as well as present new analyses of existing human fossils. This book will be of interest to professionals, upper undergraduate and graduate students in paleoanthropology, human paleontology and paleolithic archaeology and in a variety of related fields, including human variation and adaptation, paleontology and biogeography. It will also be appropriate as a reference book for advanced undergraduate and graduate courses on human evolution and European paleoanthropology.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 588 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 1995
Category : Indians of North America
ISBN : WISC:89084878354

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The Artifact by Anonim Pdf

Author : R. J. Gettens,G. L. Stout
Publisher : Courier Corporation
Page : 370 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 2012-09-26
Category : Art
ISBN : 9780486142425

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Painting Materials by R. J. Gettens,G. L. Stout Pdf

The combined training and experience of the authors of this classic in the varied activities of painting conservation, cultural research, chemistry, physics, and paint technology ideally suited them to the task they attempted. Their book, written when they were both affiliated with the Department of Conservation at Harvard's Fogg Art Museum, is not a handbook of instruction. It is, instead, an encyclopedic collection of specialized data on every aspect of painting and painting research. The book is divided into five sections: Mediums, Adhesives, and Film Substances (amber, beeswax, casein, cellulose, nitrate, dragon's blood, egg tempera, paraffin, lacquer, gum Arabic, Strasbourg turpentine, water glass, etc.); Pigments and Inert Materials (over 100 entries from alizarin to zinnober green); Solvents, Diluents, and Detergents (acetone, ammonia, carbon tetrachloride, soap, water, etc.); Supports (academy board, dozens of different woods, esparto grass, gesso, glass, leather, plaster, silk, vellum, etc.); and Tools and Equipment. Coverage within each section is exhaustive. Thirteen pages are devoted to items related to linseed oil; eleven to the history and physical and chemical properties of pigments; two to artificial ultramarine blue; eleven to wood; and so on with hundreds of entries. Much of the information — physical behavior, earliest known use, chemical composition, history of synthesis, refractive index, etc. — is difficult to find elsewhere. The rest was drawn from such a wide range of fields and from such a long span of time that the book was immediately hailed as the best organized, most accessible work of its kind. That reputation hasn't changed. The author's new preface lists some recent discoveries regarding pigments and other materials and the pigment composition chart has been revised, but the text remains essentially unchanged. It is still invaluable not only for museum curators and conservators for whom it was designed, but for painters themselves and for teachers and students as well.

Author : Anatoly Yuminov,Natalia Ankusheva,Maksim Ankushev,Elizaveta Zaykova,Dmitry Artemyev
Publisher : Springer
Page : 186 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2021-08-08
Category : Science
ISBN : 3030488667

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Geoarchaeology and Archaeological Mineralogy by Anatoly Yuminov,Natalia Ankusheva,Maksim Ankushev,Elizaveta Zaykova,Dmitry Artemyev Pdf

This book presents general problems in geoarchaeology, and discusses geophysical solutions, X-ray fluorescence spectrometry applications, X-ray and isotope analyses and GIS technologies. It also examines practical reconstructions of technological processes used in ancient time, and investigates the use of minerals and rocks by ancient societies in the territories of modern Russia, Ukraine, Turkmenistan, and Tajikistan, as well as the characteristics of ores, metallurgical slags and data on the composition and impurities of archaeological metals. Intended for archaeologists, historians, museum workers and geologists studying noble metals and copper, the book is also a useful resource for students, graduate students, experts and anyone interested in the use of various minerals at different stages of humanity’s development.

Author : Cennino Cennini
Publisher : Courier Corporation
Page : 142 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2012-04-30
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
ISBN : 9780486136622

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The Craftsman's Handbook by Cennino Cennini Pdf

Fifteenth-century handbook, written by a working artist of the day, reveals techniques of the masters in drawing, oil painting, frescoes, panel painting, gilding, casting, more. Direct link to artists of Middle Ages.

Author : Dieter Arnold
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
Page : 336 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 1991
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 0195113748

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Building in Egypt by Dieter Arnold Pdf

This book traces methods of Egyptian stone construction during the pharaonic period, from the construction of the step pyramids at Saqqara to the obelisks of Tuthmosis III to the temples of Rameses II at Thebes. Dr. Arnold covers all aspects of building, including planning, measuring, quarrying and production, transporting heavy monuments, building, digging shafts, repairing damages, and securing tombs. Richly illustrated with photos and field drawings by the author, ancient representations of building activities, and illustrations of tools and objects in museum collections, this book offers a frank appraisal of current knowledge of the process of Egyptian stone construction.