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Archaeometry of pre-Columbian sites and artifacts : proceedings of a symposium organized by the UCLA Institute of Archaeology and the Getty Conservation Institute, Los Angeles, California, March 23-27, 1992 by David A. Scott; Pieter Meyers; Institute of archaeology (Los Angeles, Calif.); Getty conservation institute (Marina del Rey, Calif.) is a nonfiction available to read on EtoBox.

What is Archaeometry of pre-Columbian sites and artifacts : proceedings of a symposium organized by the UCLA Institute of Archaeology and the Getty Conservation Institute, Los Angeles, California, March 23-27, 1992 about?

Archaeometry is the application of scientific methods and analyses to the study of culture in its archaeological context. Garnered from a conference called to study the material culture from North and South America, the book's twenty essays on a broad range of subjects represent the full scope of study in this field. They include papers by Ron L. Bishop on the compositional analysis of pre-Columbian pottery from the Maya region, Heather Lechtman on the materials science of material culture from the Andes, and J. Michael Elam and others on source identification and hydration dating of obsidian artifacts

Who reads Archaeometry of pre-Columbian sites and artifacts : proceedings of a symposium organized by the UCLA Institute of Archaeology and the Getty Conservation Institute, Los Angeles, California, March 23-27, 1992?

It is typically read by self-directed learners exploring a subject in depth.

Common subject areas: history, science, philosophy, social sciences.

Author
David A. Scott; Pieter Meyers; Institute of archaeology (Los Angeles, Calif.); Getty conservation institute (Marina del Rey, Calif.)
Publisher
Getty Conservation Institute, The
Published
1994
Language
EN
ISBN
9780892362493
Category
nonfiction
Subjects
History, Humanities
Updated
2026-03-25

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