The Oxford Handbook of Archaeological Ceramic Analysis

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Alice M. W. Hunt (Assistant Research Scientist, Assistant Research Scientist, Center for Applied Isotope Studies, University of Georgia)

The Oxford Handbook of Archaeological Ceramic Analysis

Alice M. W. Hunt (Assistant Research Scientist, Assistant Research Scientist, Center for Applied Isotope Studies, University of Georgia)

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Oxford University Press
24 November 2016

Social & cultural history; Archaeology; Archaeological methodology & techniques; Material culture

Series: Oxford Handbooks

The Oxford Handbook of Archaeological Ceramic Analysis draws together topics and methodologies essential for the socio-cultural, mineralogical, and geochemical analysis of archaeological ceramic. Ceramic is one of the most complex and ubiquitous archaeomaterials in the archaeological record: it occurs around the world and through time in almost every culture and context, from building materials and technological installations to utilitarian wares and votive figurines. For more than 100 years, archaeologists have used ceramic analysis to answer complex questions about economy, subsistence, technological innovation, social organization, and dating.

The volume is structured around the themes 'Research design and data analysis', 'Foundational concepts', 'Evaluating ceramic provenance', 'Investigating ceramic manufacture', 'Assessing vessel function', and 'Dating ceramic assemblages'. It provides a common vocabulary and offers practical tools and guidelines for ceramic analysis using techniques and methodologies ranging from network analysis and typology to rehydroxylation dating and inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry. Each chapter provides the theoretical background and practical guidelines, such as cost and destructiveness of analysis, for each technique, as well as detailed case studies illustrating the application and interpretation of analytical data for answering anthropological questions.

Edited by: Alice M. W. Hunt (Assistant Research Scientist Assistant Research Scientist Center for Applied Isotope Studies University of Georgia)
Imprint: Oxford University Press
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 253mm, Width: 181mm, Spine: 45mm
Weight: 1.706kg
ISBN: 9780199681532
ISBN 10: 0199681538
Series: Oxford Handbooks
Pages: 768
Publication Date: 24 November 2016
Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Primary , Undergraduate
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Alice M. W. Hunt is an Assistant Research Scientist at the Center for Applied Isotope Studies, University of Georgia. Her PhD in Archaeological Materials Analysis (2012, UCL Institute of Archaeology) developed cathodoluminescence spectrometry of quartz as a method for differentiating raw material sources in fine-grained ceramics. Currently, her research focuses on developing analytical calibrations and protocols for bulk chemical characterization of cultural materials (ceramics, anthropogenic sediments, copper alloys, and obsidian) by portable XRF. Recent publications include 'Portable XRF analysis of archaeological sediments and ceramics' (Journal of Archaeological Science, 2015) and a forthcoming monograph Palace Ware across the Neo-Assyrian Imperial Landscape: Social Value and Semiotic Meaning (E.J. Brill, Leiden).

Reviews for The Oxford Handbook of Archaeological Ceramic Analysis

The book is highly theoretical and written in a style to match. Nevertheless, the possibilities for ceramic studies have never been more exciting, and the volume will encourage those with pottery and those with the means to analyse it to seek collaborative projects. * Edward Biddulph, Current Archaeology *