Overview
- An up-to-date reference on the use of x-rays in archaeology by leading scientists in the field
- Contains 70 black and white and 10 colour photographs
- Where the natural sciences and archaeology meet
- Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras
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About this book
The application of X-rays to objects of archaeology and the attempt to gain insight into both construction and chemical composition in a non-destructive manner date back to the days of the discovery of radiation. Nowadays, X-ray techniques, such as X-ray fluorescence and diffraction are standard tools.
The book contains scientific data, i.e. in situ measurement data taken with portable XRF and XRD, and fine data taken with accelerating ion beams and synchrotron radiations, and with their explanation. Results obtained by traditional scientific methods are also reviewed. The book contains experimental data taken both from monuments in the field and exhibits in museums, i.e. ancient Egyptian wall painting pigments, ancient Egyptian wooden statues, ancient Egyptian mummies, ancient Greek funerary monuments, Cypriot ceramics, Medieval, Lyubliana and Venetian glass, Romanian ceramics, ancient Near East clay, old Japanese porcelain, pre-Hispanic items from ancient America, ancient Chinese underglaze-red, blue and white porcelain, Chinese celadon, Phoenician cosmetics, glazes, ancient gold and silver coins, gold jewelleries, gold alloys, corroded metals, gemstones (ruby, emerald and garnet), painting pigments, pottery, bronze, obsidian, stucco, turquoise, and so on. This discussion between natural scientists and archaeologists predicts the future direction of archaeology.
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Table of contents (25 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Use of Ion Beam
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Use of Synchroton Radiation
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Radiography
Editors and Affiliations
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: X-rays for Archaeology
Editors: M. Uda, G. Demortier, I. Nakai
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/1-4020-3581-0
Publisher: Springer Dordrecht
eBook Packages: Humanities, Social Sciences and Law, Social Sciences (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer Science+Business Media B.V. 2005
Hardcover ISBN: 978-1-4020-3580-7Published: 10 August 2005
Softcover ISBN: 978-94-007-9094-0Published: 23 November 2014
eBook ISBN: 978-1-4020-3581-4Published: 27 December 2005
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: IX, 308
Topics: Archaeology, Crystallography and Scattering Methods, Atomic/Molecular Structure and Spectra, Particle Acceleration and Detection, Beam Physics