Geoarchaeology and Archaeological Mineralogy

Proceedings of 6th Geoarchaeological Conference, Miass, Russia, 16-19 September 2019
1. Auflage 2021
ISBN: 978-3-030-48863-5
Verlag: Springer International Publishing

Buch, Englisch, 186 Seiten, Format (B × H): 160 mm x 241 mm, Gewicht: 477 g

Reihe: Springer Proceedings in Earth and Environmental Sciences

This book presents general problems in geoarchaeology, and discusses geophysical solutions, X-ray fluorescence spectrometry applications, X-ray and isotope analyses and GIS technologies. It also examines practical reconstructions of technological processes used in ancient time, and investigates the use of minerals and rocks by ancient societies in the territories of modern Russia, Ukraine, Turkmenistan, and Tajikistan, as well as the characteristics of ores, metallurgical slags and data on the composition and impurities of archaeological metals. Intended for archaeologists, historians, museum workers and geologists studying noble metals and copper, the book is also a useful resource for students, graduate students, experts and anyone interested in the use of various minerals at different stages of humanity’s development.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Yuminov, Anatoly

Ankusheva, Natalia

Artemyev, Dmitry

Ankushev, Maksim

Zaykova, Elizaveta

Fachgebiete

• Geowissenschaften Geologie Petrologie, Mineralogie
• Geowissenschaften Geologie Geochemie
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Alte Geschichte & Archäologie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Preface.- General Problems and Methods of Geoarcheology.- The Usage of Rocks and Minerals by ancient Societies.- Paleometallurgy and Composition of ancient Metal Products.