2013 archaeopress oxford 260 pp color isbn 978 1 905 73959 2 35 paperback.
Ceramic petrographic thin sections.
Standard 27x46mm large 3 x2 thin sections.
The interpretation of archaeological pottery related artefacts in thin section.
Mary ownby with the petrographic microscope that is specifically designed to examine rock and pottery thin sections.
Fundamentally petrography employs techniques borrowed from geology to examine ancient pottery to identify the materials used to manufacture the ceramic objects.
Ceramic thin section petrography petrology archaeology mineralogy.
The interpretation of archaeological pottery and related artefacts in thin section.
Using over 200 colour photomicrographs of thin sections from a diverse range of artefacts archaeological.
Thin section ceramic petrography is a versatile interdisciplinary analytical tool for the characterization and interpretation of archaeological pottery and related artefacts including ceramic building materials refractories and plaster.
Data from the thin section petrographic analysis of archaeological pottery and other ceramic materials such as brick tile daub and clay pipes is not well represented in the published literature.
Studies focusing on the provenance and manufacturing technology of these types of artefacts rely on the identification of characteristic petrographic.
Grain mount thin section.
Ceramic petrography or ceramic petrology is a laboratory based scientific archaeological technique that examines the mineralogical and microstructural composition of ceramics and other inorganic materials under the polarised light microscope in order to interpret aspects of the provenance and technology of artefacts.
Ceramic petrography analytical service.
Professional thin section petrographic and geochemical analysis of archaeological pottery cbm metallurgical ceramics building stone plaster and lithics for the interpretation of provenance and craft technology.
Grain mount thin section with red or blue epoxy.
A cover slip is glued onto the exposed surface.