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Quinn, Patrick S.

Ceramic petrography : the interpretation of archaeological pottery & related artefacts in thin section / Patrick Sean Quinn. - 251 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), color maps ; 25 cm

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction to archaeological ceramic analysis & thin section petrography -- Sampling, thin section preparation & analysis -- Composition of archaeological ceramics in thin section -- Grouping & characterization of archaeological ceramics in thin section -- Interpreting ceramic raw materials & provenance - -Reconstructing ceramic technology -- Petrography of ceramic building materials, metallurgical ceramics & plaster -- Appendix: petrographic fabric descriptions.

"...this book illustrates the spectrum of compostional and microstructural phenomena that occur within ancient ceramics under the microscope and provides comprehensive guidelines for their study within archaeology." --

ISBN: 9781905739592 (Paper) 1905739591 (Paper)

LCCN: ^^2013375137

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Petrology in archaeology.
Ceramics--Analysis.
Pottery
Ceramics--Analysis
Petrology in archaeology
Pottery

LC Class. No.: CC79.P4 / Q85 2013

Dewey Class. No.: 930.10285