Mr. Campbell, While I am not aware of archaeological science applications
to your particular region, there is a voluminous and growing literature
regarding archaeological science. The Society for Archaeological Science
is an international professional organization devoted to the matter
(contact RE Taylor, Anthropology, U of California-Riverside, Riverside CA,
[log in to unmask], for membership info). SAS publishes a monograph
series, Advances in Archaeology & Museum Sciences, a quarterly newsletter,
SAS Bulletin, which regularly reviews new books dealing with the subject,
and sponsors the Academic Press journal, Journal of Archaeological Science.
The British journal Archaeometry has also been publishing archaeological
science for decades, and Bradford University has a PhD program in
archaeological science, possibly the only one of its kind in the world. U
of Pennsylvania publishes the MASCA Journal (Museum Applied Science Center
A?) with regular applications of natural and physical science to
archaeological problems. The American Chemical Society has done about 3
volumes devoted to archaeological chemistry. There are titles like Tite's
"Methods of Physical Examination in Archaeology" and dozens more. The list
goes on.
The bottom line is "get thee to the library!" If your nearest library
cannot satisfy your needs, try interlibrary loan or travel. There is
abundant literature available to those who seek.
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Patrick E. Martin, Associate Professor of Archaeology
Director of Graduate Studies in Industrial Archaeology
Editor of IA, the Journal of the Society for Industrial Archaeology
Department of Social Sciences, Michigan Technological University
1400 Townsend Drive, Houghton, Michigan 49931-1295 USA
Telephone (906) 487-2070 Fax (906) 487-2468 Internet [log in to unmask]
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