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A symposium on the impact of the natural sciences on archaeology. Discussion held 11 and 12 December 1969
Royal Society of London; British Academy / org. T.E. Allibone, Mortimer Wheeler, I.E.S. Edwards, E.T. Hall and A.E. Werner
Published by London Royal Society of London 1970. Quarto., 1970
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Contact seller4-star sellerGood ex-lib. sewn, in orig.gray wrapper. Corners lightly creased. iii, 185 p.; 33 halftone pl. and many text-figures; 29.5 cm. (Royal Soc. Trans. A. Math & phys sc. ; v.269, p.1-185, no.1193) Contents -- Preface, by Lord Blackett and Kenneth Wheare -- Radiocarbon dating, W. F. Libby -- Absolute dating from Egyptian records and comparison with carbon-14 dating, I. E. S. Edwards -- Absolute dating from Mesopotamian records, A. Sachs -- Ancient Egyptian radiocarbon chronology, R. Berger -- Critical assessment of radiocarbon dating, H. Barker -- Evidence for changes in the earth's magnetic field intensity, V. Bucha; Discussion, H. E. Suess -- The contribution of radiocarbon dating to archaeology in Britain, H. Godwin -- Dating by archaeomagnetic and thermoluminescent methods, M. J. Aitken -- Techniques used in archaeologial field surveys, R. E. Linintgon -- Magnetic methods of archaeological prospecting--advances in instrumentation and evaluation techniques, I. Scollar -- Survey techniques in underwater archaeology, E. T. Hall -- A mathematical approach to seriation, D. G. Kendall -- Analytical techniques used in archaeometry, E. T. Hall -- Lead and oxygen isotopes in ancient objects, R. H. Brill -- Neutron activation analysis of archaeological artefacts, A. A. Gordus -- Analysis of pottery from the Mycenaean period, H. W. Catling -- Analysis of ancient metals, A. E. A. Werner. Binding is Paperbound.…