Archaeological Ceramic Materials: Origin And Utilization; Author: Velde, B.; Author: Wagner, G. A.; Hardback; Book

Author: Velde, B.; Author: Wagner, G. A.
Natural Science in Archaeology; Hardback; Book; 38 Colour & 98 B&w Figures, 6 Tables
255 pages
Published: November 1998
Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG
ISBN: 3540644695
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Archaeological Ceramic Materials is an introduction to the origin and the analysis of the most abundant material found in archaeology -- ceramics. In this volume, the authors explain the origin of the components of ceramic materials, the choice of these materials by potters as a function of use and physical properties, the effects of firing on ceramic materials, and the means used to analyze the ceramics in a post-use context.An introduction to the origin and analysis of the most abundant material found in archaeology - ceramics. It explains the origin of ceramic materials, the choice of these materials, the effect of firing on ceramics, and the means used to analyze the ceramics in a post-use context.