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SUMMARY:Zooming in on Micro-Methods: Archaeometry and the Interpretation o
 f Ancient Ceramics - Christopher Kotkin (Archeological Science)
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CONTACT:Dr Stefanie Ullmann
DESCRIPTION:From prehistory into the present\, ceramic materials are among
  the most prolific among finds in any archaeological excavation. Their rel
 ative abundance and durability in the archaeological record have made them
  irreplaceable as a means of establishing site chronology\, inferring trad
 e patterns and studying the crafting methods and traditions of a culture
 ’s artisans. While the literature on macroscopic studies of archaeologic
 al ceramics is expansive in scope and scale\, the same cannot generally be
  said of microscopic methodologies of ceramic materials. New innovations i
 n the field of archaeometry\, or archaeological science\, are allowing mod
 ern scholars to collect more data from smaller and smaller assemblages. \n
 This paper will seek to introduce how archaeometry is being utilised in co
 njunction with archaeological ceramics to create a more complete picture o
 f the past. Speficially\, this paper will focus on the select usage of mic
 roscopy (SEM-EDS)\, spectroscopy (pXRF and FTIR) and petrography on cerami
 c assemblages from Late Chalcolithic (4500-3100 BCE) Tell Brak and Imperia
 l Roman (early 1st to late 2nd Century CE) Central Italy. \n
LOCATION:1 Newnham Terrace\, Darwin College
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