商品簡介
Presents recent work in the characterization of ancient materials; the technologies of selection, production, and usage by which materials are transformed into objects and artifacts; the science underlying their deterioration, preservation, and conservation; and sociocultural interpretations derived from an empirical methodology of observation, measurement, and experimentation. The 48 papers demonstrate the continuing proliferation of multidisciplinary collaborations. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.
