Analytical Chemistry in Archaeology

Mark Pollard is Edward Hall Professor of Archaeological Science, Research Laboratory for Archaeology, University of Oxford. Cathy Batt is Senior Lecturer in Archaeological Sciences, University of Bradford. Ben Stern is Lecturer in Archaeological Sciences, University of Bradford. Suzanne M. M. Young is NASA Researcher and Lecturer in Chemistry at Tufts University.

• Part I. The Role of Analytical Chemistry in Archaeology: 1. Archaeology and analytical chemistry; 2. An introduction to analytical chemistry; Part II. The Application of Analytical Chemistry to Archaeology: 3. Elemental analysis by absorption and emission spectroscopies; 4. Molecular analysis by absorption and Raman spectroscopy; 5. X-ray techniques and electron beam microanalysis; 6. Neutron activation analysis; 7. Chromatography; 8. Mass spectrometry; 9. Inductively coupled plasma-mass spectrometry (ICP-MS); Part III. Some Basic Chemistry for Archaeologists: 10. Atoms, isotopes, electron orbitals and the periodic table; 11. Valency, bonding and molecules; 12. The electromagnetic spectrum; 13. Practical issues in analytical chemistry.

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