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Scientific methods and cultural heritage : an introduction to the application of materials science to archaeometry and conservation science / Gilberto Artioli.

By: Publication details: Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2010.Description: xiv, 536 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 25 cmISBN:
  • 9780199548262
  • 0199548269
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Contents:
1. Introduction -- 2. Overview of the analytical techniques -- 3. Materials and case studies : how to meet the needs -- 4. Present and future trends : analytical strategies and problems.
Summary: Scientific techniques developed in materials science offer invaluable information to archaeology, art history, and conservation. A rapidly growing number of innovative methods, as well as many established techniques, are constantly being improved and optimised for the analysis of cultural heritage materials. The result is that on the one hand more complex problems and questions can be confronted, but on the other hand the required level of technical competence is widening theexisting cultural gap between scientists and end users, such as archaeologists, museum curators, art historians, and man
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Book Book CGLAS Library Red 620.1 ART (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 10544

Includes bibliographical references.

1. Introduction -- 2. Overview of the analytical techniques -- 3. Materials and case studies : how to meet the needs -- 4. Present and future trends : analytical strategies and problems.

Scientific techniques developed in materials science offer invaluable information to archaeology, art history, and conservation. A rapidly growing number of innovative methods, as well as many established techniques, are constantly being improved and optimised for the analysis of cultural heritage materials. The result is that on the one hand more complex problems and questions can be confronted, but on the other hand the required level of technical competence is widening theexisting cultural gap between scientists and end users, such as archaeologists, museum curators, art historians, and man