Science: Archaeology: Topics: Archaeometry

Conducts research on ancient and historical metallurgy including mining, primary metal production, artifact manufacturing, and slag and residue studies. Laboratory facilities, courses, and faculty profiles.

Research program of the University of Illinois. Newsletter, seminars, and the International Symposium on Archaeometry.

Specializes in trace element "fingerprinting" of archaeological specimens to determine their source. Contains details on techniques used and sample projects.

Conducts research on the application of scientific methodology within the historic, artistic, cutural and archaeological heritage. Details on techniques used and services offered.

Paleodosimetry research laboratory at Dalhousie University which provides dating of natural minerals common in most rocks, sediments, and some organic materials.

Informal articles on teaching strategies, curriculum reform, and training issues, along with responses to these entries, will be posted here.

Archaeometry laboratory of the University of Rome. Contains a bibliography on non destructive archaeometry.

Oxford University research group studying all aspects of the metallurgical process, from smelting to metal finishing, and from the first use of alloys in the 5th/4th millennia BC to the Industrial Revolution.

Archaeometry research group specializing in geoarchaeology, sourcing, and paleodietary and paleoclimatic studies of archaeological materials from sites in the mid-continental United States.

This paper by George Rip Rapp addresses the partnership between archaeology on one hand and archaeometry (or archaeological science) on the other. The author considers all natural science applications as archaeometry.

International archaeometry journal. Submission guidelines, contents, and discussion forum.

Professional society of scholars applying methods from the physical sciences to archaeology. Links to many archaeometry sources, society officers and publications, and a related mailing list.

Resources for the teaching of archaeometry and archaeological science including course syllabi, a forum on related issues, and related links.

Center for research and training in the chemical analysis of archaeological materials. Details on facility and instrumentation, profiles of staff and research activities.

Mailing list for the discussion of all aspects of archaeo-metallurgy including ancient metallurgy and metal artifacts, the applications of material science to archaeo- metallurgy, and the development of methodologies to the study archaeo- metallurical debris.

From PhysicsWeb, physics-based techniques play a crucial role in helping archaeologists to unravel the history of our ancestors' lives and reveal previously undiscovered sites without the need to excavate.