Archaeological Chemistry

A. Mark Pollard is Edward Hall Professor of Archaeological Science at the University of Oxford, UK. His research has encompassed the application of the physical sciences, particularly chemistry, to archaeology.Carl Heron is currently the Director of Scientific Research at The British Museum and a former Professor of Archaeological Sciences at the University of Bradford, UK. His research focusses on the identification of amorphous organic matter preserved in association with archaeological materials.Ruth Ann Armitage is a Professor in the Department of Chemistry at Eastern Michigan University, USA. Her research interests involve the analysis of archaeological and historic cultural heritage materials.

• The Development of Archaeological Chemistry;Analytical Techniques Applied to Archaeological;Obsidian Characterization in the Eastern Mediterranean;The Geochemistry of Clays and the Provenance of Ceramics;The Chemistry, Corrosion and Provenance of Archaeological Glass;The Chemical Study of Metals – the Medieval and Later Brass Industry in Europe;The Chemistry and Use of Resinous Substances;Amino Acid Stereochemistry and the First Americans;Lead Isotope Geochemistry and the Trade in Metals;Proteins: Haemoglobin, Immunochemistry, and Proteomics;The Chemistry of Human Bone: Diet, Nutrition, Status and Mobility;The Detection of Small Biomolecules: Dairy Products in the Archaeological Record;Summary – Whiter Archaeological Chemistry?

This is a book which must be read by all serious students of archaeology and also by those like me who would like to know more about the past.