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." --
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