Archaeology and archaeometallurgy: some unresolved areas in the interpretation of analytical data

This paper uses examples from Mediterranean and in particular Italian prehistory to explore the interface between prehistoric archaeology and metals analysis by examining three areas: the usefulness of data from past analyses (‘what is it made of?’), lead isotope analysis and the problem of unpublis...

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Main Author: Mark Pearce
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2016-01-01
Series:Science and Technology of Archaeological Research
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Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/20548923.2016.1160593