Determining Geologic Sources of Artifact Copper
Source Characterization Using Trace Element Patterns
Vanda Vitali author George Rapp author James Allert author Zhichun Jing author Eiler Henrickson author
Format:Hardback
Publisher:University Press of America
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A thoroughly documented work on North American artifact copper, this book contains the results of thirty years of research. The authors used multivariant discriminant analysis to match artifact compositions with specific native copper deposits. A unique text, Determining Geologic Sources of Artifact Copper will interest archaeologists and geoarchaeologists alike.
...for college students and others wishing to learn about copper metallurgy, its methods and foibles, this is an excellent introduction. -- K. Kris Hirst, Journalist * About.Com *
...[D]estined to become a vital reference for any future geoarchaeological investigation of native copper. The volume realizes its goals and should stimulate much discussion on this understudies topic. Rapp's longstanding commitment to the provenance of native copper has resulted in a very readable and straightforward monograph that demonstrates the value of multidisciplinary research and the limitless potential of geoarchaeology...this volume will certainly inspire others to build on, replicate, and possible even challenge this seminal work. * Geoarchaeology *
My enjoyment, perhaps, is the greatest accolade for the monograph; this treatise on copper sourcing research clearly expresses the universality of archaeological problems and our attempts to solve them. * American Antiquity *
. . .a concise, substantive, readable chronicle of their efforts to streamline this specific technique for use on a particular class of raw material and on the prehistoric material culture industry associated with it. It represents a monumental step forward in native copper sourcing studies. * Society For Archaeological Sciences Bulletin *
. . .a concise, substantive, readable chronicle of their efforts to streamline this specific technique for use on a particular class of raw material and on the prehistoric material culture industry associated with it. It represents a monumental step forward in native copper sourcing studies. * Society For Archaeological Sciences Bulletin *
...for college students and others wishing to learn about copper metallurgy, its methods and foibles, this is an excellent introduction. -- K. Kris Hirst, Journalist * About.Com *
ISBN: 9780761816881
Dimensions: 235mm x 156mm x 14mm
Weight: 336g
168 pages