INTERPRETING SILENT ARTEFACTS

This volume presents a range of petrographic case studies as applied to archaeological problems, primarily in the field of pottery a nalysis, i.e. ceramic petrography. Petrographic analysis involves using polarising optical microscopy to examine microstructures and the compositions of rock and mineral inclusions in thin section, and has become a widely used technique within archaeological scien ce. The results of these analyses are commonly embedded in regionally specific reports and research papers. In this volume, however, the ana...[Read more]