Geoarchaeology and Archaeological Mineralogy
Proceedings of 6th Geoarchaeological Conference, Miass, Russia, 16–19 September 2019
Editors: Yuminov, A., Ankusheva, N., Ankushev, M., Zaykova, E., Artemyev, D. (Eds.)
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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.
- Table of contents (25 chapters)
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Bronze Age Metallurgy in the Middle Urals: The Problem Statement
Pages 3-6
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The Annual Metal Production at the Late Bronze Age Sites from the Southern Urals
Pages 7-19
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Influence of Paleoclimatic Environment on Soil Magnetic Susceptibility
Pages 20-26
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Strontium Isotope Analysis of Modern Raw Wool Materials and Archaeological Textiles
Pages 27-32
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Influence of Copper Items Treatment Methods on XRF Results (Based on the Belt Stripping Clips from Kichigino I Burial Ground, Kurgan 5, Southern Trans-Urals)
Pages 33-37
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Table of contents (25 chapters)
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Bibliographic Information
- Bibliographic Information
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- Book Title
- Geoarchaeology and Archaeological Mineralogy
- Book Subtitle
- Proceedings of 6th Geoarchaeological Conference, Miass, Russia, 16–19 September 2019
- Editors
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- Anatoly Yuminov
- Natalia Ankusheva
- Maksim Ankushev
- Elizaveta Zaykova
- Dmitry Artemyev
- Series Title
- Springer Proceedings in Earth and Environmental Sciences
- Copyright
- 2021
- Publisher
- Springer International Publishing
- Copyright Holder
- Springer Nature Switzerland AG
- eBook ISBN
- 978-3-030-48864-2
- DOI
- 10.1007/978-3-030-48864-2
- Hardcover ISBN
- 978-3-030-48863-5
- Series ISSN
- 2524-342X
- Edition Number
- 1
- Number of Pages
- XV, 186
- Number of Illustrations
- 30 b/w illustrations, 31 illustrations in colour
- Topics