Thin-Section Petrography of Stone & Ceramic

The focus of this book is on the specific applications of thin-section petrography to the study of stone and ceramic cultural materials, exploring how thin-section petrography still has a place in the toolkit of archaeological science and conservation research. Despite the regular emergence of newer methods of analysis and new analytical techniques, thin-section petrography continues to be updated with sophisticated digital image analysis approaches, and therefore has the potential to contribute as much today as in the past. Contents
1 Introduction 2 Volcanic Igneous Stone Materials 3 Plutonic Igneous Stone Materials 4 Sedimentary Stone Materials 5 Metamorphic Stone Materials 6 Pottery Product Types and Inclusions 7 Pottery Provenance Studies 8 Pottery Fabrication, Use, and Deterioration 9 Non-pottery Ceramic Materials