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SUMMARY:The ebb and flow of isotopes in archaeological science  - Patrick 
 Degryse (KU Leuven)
DTSTART:20241018T121500Z
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CONTACT:Qin-Qin Lü
DESCRIPTION:Many analytical approaches from the geosciences have been intr
 oduced to archaeology with great success. The past two decades have seen a
  marked increase in the number of isotopic analyses performed on inorganic
  archaeological materials. The isotope ratios of lead\, copper\, tin\, sil
 ver\, strontium-neodymium and to a lesser extent hafnium\, boron and antim
 ony have been used to investigate the provenance of raw materials and tech
 nology of production of especially metals and vitreous materials. Neverthe
 less\, unpredictable human behavior often necessitates a careful interpret
 ation of geochemical data. In such studies\, not only a good knowledge of 
 isotope geochemistry is required but more importantly an excellent transla
 tion of analytical data to an archaeological-anthropological reality is es
 sential. This presentation will look into some of the pitfalls of interpre
 ting isotope data in archaeological context\, and asks the question whethe
 r we have reached the limits of inquiry.\n\nIn person and online. \n\nhttp
 s://teams.microsoft.com/l/meetup-join/19%3ameeting_ZDc2MDk1ZGQtNmNkZC00M2U
 2LTliYjMtN2EyZWE0MDI5ZTAz%40thread.v2/0?context=%7b%22Tid%22%3a%2249a50445
 -bdfa-4b79-ade3-547b4f3986e9%22%2c%22Oid%22%3a%227c42dde3-f200-49ed-9a81-5
 aa7e67f945e%22%7d\n\n--\n\nPatrick Degryse is full professor at the depart
 ment of Earth and Environmental Sciences of KU Leuven (Belgium) and partim
  professor of Archaeometry at the faculty of Archaeology at Leiden Univers
 ity (the Netherlands). His main research efforts focus on the history and 
 use of mineral resources in ancient technology\, developing geochemical te
 chniques for their characterisation and provenance determination. Outside 
 the lab he is active in several field projects in the eastern Mediterranea
 n and the Caribbean. He teaches to archaeologists\, earth scientists and e
 ngineers\, and is author of over 300 scientific papers. He was Visiting Fe
 llow at All Souls College in Oxford\, an A. von Humboldt Fellow and Europe
 an Research Council Grantee.
LOCATION:Seminar Room\, McDonald Institute for Archaeological Research\, D
 owning Site
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