Technology and Culture · 1988 · 91 citations · 0 references
EngineeringAata 4-3960Archaeological ExcavationArchaeologyExperimental ArchaeologyMetallurgyArchaeological RecordIndustrial ArchaeologyPrehistoryLanguage StudiesMediterranean ArchaeologyArchaeological EvidenceMaterial CultureHistorical ArchaeologyBritish IslesTechnical AccountPrehistoric ArchaeologyPrehistoric Metallurgical ProcessesEconomic GeologyAnthropology
It covers the production and fabrication of all metals in the British Isles from the start of metallurgy through the early modern period, highlighting the increasing use of metallographic analysis in artifact study. This book revises Tylecote's 1962 Metallurgy in Archaeology, offering a technical account of prehistoric metallurgical processes and artifacts. The book includes illustrations, a glossary, and a list of journals publishing archaeometallurgical reports. AATA.
A revision of Tylecote's 1962 Metallurgy in Archaeology (see AATA 4-3960 ), this book provides a technical account of prehistoric metallurgical processes and artifacts. It covers the winning and fabrication of all metals in the British Isles from the beginning of metallurgy there through the early modern period. It reflects the growing use of metallographic methods of analysis in the examination of artifacts and other trends in archaeometry. Illustrations, a glossary, and a list of journals carrying archaeometallurgical reports are also provided. -- AATA