Studies in Archaeometry

Proceedings of the Archaeometry Symposium at NORM 2019, June 16-19, Portland, Oregon, Portland State University. Dedicated to the Rev. H. Richard Rutherford, C.S.C., Ph.D

Edited by Mario Ramírez Galán Edited by Ronda Sandifer Bard

Book cover: Studies in Archaeometry

Extent: 276 pages

Publisher: Archaeopress Publishing

Subjects: World Archaeology

Language: English

Paperback (Published)

(September 2020)

ISBN: 9781789697346

7.99 x 10.87 inches

Price: $54.00

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Proceedings of the Archaeometry Symposium at NORM 2019, Portland, Oregon, papers, with case studies in Spain, Canada, Thailand, Lithuania or Russia, address the application of different techniques in archaeology in order to comprehend some aspects during and after excavations, for instance, physics, chemical analysis, remote sensing,


This volume is in honor of the American scholar Rev. H. Richard Rutherford, C.S.C, Ph.D (University of Portland). It contains the papers presented at the Archaeometry Symposium in the 74th Northwest Regional Meeting of the American Chemical Society (NORM) which took place in Portland (Oregon), June 18th 2019, covering a wide range of topics. The volume includes papers about the application of different techniques in archaeology in order to comprehend some aspects during and after the excavation, for instance, physics, chemical analysis, remote sensing, LiDAR, etc. This work compiles papers about sites from different places around of the world, Spain, Canada, Thailand, Lithuania or Russia. The aim of the symposium was to facilitate communication between scholars from different places, to present current work in the field, and to stimulate future research.

Identification of iron and wood through the effects of microstructures in timber-laced walls of the Celtic Iron Age of the Iberian Peninsula. Luis Berrocal-Rangel, Rosario Garcia-Gimenez, Raquel Vigil de la Villa, Carmen Gutierrez-Saez, Lucia Ruano & Marcos Osorio Traction or hybrid trebuchet? The use of physical calculations to classify trebuchets. Mario Ramirez Galan, Maria Benitez Galan, Rafael Montalvo Laguna, Reina Inlow & Ronda S. Bard Blue-and-white porcelain in early South Thailand maritime trade. Angelica Kneisly, William Ayres & Maury Morgenstein Archaeometallography: a new look at old issues in the history of the iron industry. N. N. Terekhova & V. I. Zavyalov Falling from the sky. Aerial photogrammetry and LiDAR applied to the archaeology of architecture and landscape: two fortifications from the Alpujarra (Granada, Spain). Jorge Rouco Collazo, Jose Antonio Benavides Lopez & Jose Maria Martin Civantos Early Roman Iron Age jewellery in the Northern Barbaricum: between stylistic and technological simplicity and luxury. Audrone Bliujiene, Gediminas Petrauskas, Jurga Bagdzeviciene, Sergej Suzdalev & Evaldas Babenskas The application and evaluation of remote sensing techniques to household archaeology on the Northwest Coast. William T. D. Wadsworth, Andrew Martindale, Colin Grier & Kisha Supernant, Identification of iron and wood through the effects of microstructures in timber-laced walls of the Celtic Iron Age of the Iberian Peninsula. Luis Berrocal-Rangel, Rosario García-Giménez, Raquel Vigil de la Villa, Carmen Gutiérrez-Sáez, Lucía Ruano & Marcos OsórioMario Ramírez Galán, María Benítez Galán, Rafael Montalvo Laguna, Reina Inlow & Ronda S. BardAngelica Kneisly, William Ayres & Maury MorgensteinN. N. Terekhova & V. I. ZavyalovJorge Rouco Collazo, José Antonio Benavides López & José María Martín CivantosAudronė Bliujienė, Gediminas Petrauskas, Jurga Bagdzevičienė, Sergej Suzdalev & Evaldas BabenskasWilliam T. D. Wadsworth, Andrew Martindale, Colin Grier & Kisha Supernant

  • Edited by Mario Ramírez Galán
  • Edited by Ronda Sandifer Bard