This volume provides a clear and up-to-date description of how the materials were exploited, modified and manufactured in prehistoric and historic periods.

The Science and Archaeology of Materials is set to become the definitive work in the archaeology of materials. Henderson's highly illustrated work is an accessi

Using a combination of historical, archaeological, and scientific data is not an uncommon research practice. Rarely found, however, is a more overt critical con

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