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Beyond Provenance: New Approaches to Interpreting the Chemistry of Archaeological Copper Alloys
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Beyond Provenance: New Approaches to Interpreting the Chemistry of Archaeological Copper Alloys
Book
Mark Pollard
2018
Published by:
Leuven University Press
Series:
Studies in Archaeological Sciences
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Human intentionality in chemical patterns in Bronze Age metals
For the last 180 years, scientists have been attempting to determine the ‘provenance’ (geological source) of the copper used in Bronze Age artefacts. However, despite advances in analytical technologies, the theoretical approach has remained virtually unchanged over this period, with the interpretative methodology only changing to accommodate the increasing capacity of computers. This book represents a concerted effort to think about the composition of Bronze Age metal as the product of human intentionality as well as of geology. It considers the trace element composition of the metal, the alloying elements, and the lead isotopic composition, showing how a combination of these aspects, along with archaeological context and typology, can reveal much more about the life history of such artefacts, expanding considerably upon the rather limited ambition of knowing where the ore was extracted.
Beyond Provenance
serves as a ‘how-to handbook’ for those wishing to look for evidence of human intentionality in the chemical patterning observed in bronzes.
Ebook available in Open Access.
This publication is GPRC-labeled (Guaranteed Peer-Reviewed Content).
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Cover
Half-Title Page, Series Page, Title Page, Copyright
pp. 1-4
Preface: FLAME and the ‘Oxford System’
pp. 5-8
Acknowledgements
pp. 9-10
Table of Contents
pp. 11-12
Chapter 1. Previous Approaches to the Chemistry and Provenance of Archaeological Copper Alloys
pp. 13-40
Chapter 2. Developing a New Interpretative Framework
pp. 41-60
Chapter 3. Legacy Datasets and Chemical Data Quality
pp. 61-84
Chapter 4. Trace Elements and 'Coper Groups'
pp. 85-114
Chapter 5. Alloying Elements and 'Alloy Types'
pp. 115-144
Chapter 6. Lead Isotope Data from Archaeological Copper Alloys
pp. 145-170
Chapter 7. The FLAME GIS-Database
pp. 171-186
Chapter 8. Summary: Beyond Provenance?
pp. 187-192
References
pp. 193-204
Bibliography of Sources of Chemical and Isotopic Data Used in FLAME Database
pp. 205-228
Index
pp. 229-234
Back Cover
pp. 235
Additional Information
ISBN
9789461662668
Related ISBN(s)
9789462701625
MARC Record
OCLC
1066238054
Launched on MUSE
2022-12-10
Language
Open Access
Yes
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