The Oxford Handbook of Archaeological Ceramic Analysis (Oxford Handbooks)

This volume draws together topics and methodologies essential for the socio-cultural, mineralogical, and geochemical analysis of archaeological ceramic, one of the most complex and ubiquitous archaeomaterials in the archaeological record. It provides an invaluable resource for archaeologists, anthropologists, and archaeological materials scientists. The Oxford Handbook Of Archaeological Ceramic Analysis Draws Together Topics And Methodologies Essential For The Socio-cultural, Mineralogical, And Geochemical Analysis Of Archaelogical Ceramic. Ceramic Is One Of The Most Complex And Ubiquitous Archaeomaterials In The Archaeological Record: It Occurs Around The World And Through Time In Almost Every Culture And Context, From Building Materials And Technological Installations To Utilitarian Wares And Votive Figurines. For More Than 100 Years, Archaeologists Have Used Ceramic Analysis To Answer Complex Questions About Economy, Subsistence, Technological Innovation, Social Organization, And Dating. The Volume Is Structured Around The Themes Research Design And Data Analysis, Foundational Concepts, Evaluating Ceramic Provenance, Investigating Ceramic Manufacture, Assessing Vessel Function, And Dating Ceramic Assemblages. It Provides A Common Vocabulary And Offers Practical Tools And Guidelines For Ceramic Analysis Using Techniques And Methodologies Ranging From Network Analysis And Typology To Rehydroxylation Dating And Inductively Coupled Plasma Mass Spectrometry. Each Chapter Provides The Theoretical Background And Practical Guidelines, Such As Cost And Destructiveness Of Analysis, For Each Technique, As Well As Detailed Case Studies Illustrating The Application And Interpretation Of Analytical Data For Answering Anthropological Questions. -- Introduction -- Introduction To The Oxford Handbook Of Archaeological Ceramic Analysis / Alice M. W. Hunt -- History Of Scientific Research / M.s. Tite -- Research Design And Data Analysis -- Designing Rigorous Research: Integrating Science And Archaeology / Jaume Buxeda I Garrigos & Marisol Madrid I Fernandez -- Evaluating Data: Uncertainty In Ceramic Analysis / Roberto Hazenfratz Marks -- Statistical Modelling For Ceramic Analysis / Gulsebnem Bishop -- Data Recycling: Working With Published And Unpublished Ceramic Compositional Data / Matthew Boulanger -- Foundational Concepts -- Ceramic Raw Materials / Giuseppe Montana -- Ceramic Manufacture: The Chaine Operatoire Approach / Valentine Roux -- The Organization Of Pottery Production: Towards A Relational Approach / Kim Duistermaat -- 'provenance' Studies: Productions And Compositional Groups / Yona Waksman -- Mineralogical And Chemical Alteration / Gerwulf Schneider -- Formal Analysis And Typological Classification In The Study Of Ancient Pottery / Daniel Albero Santacreu, Manuel Calvo Trias, & Jaume Garcia Rossello -- Fabric Description Of Archaeological Ceramics / Ian Whitbread -- Analytical Drawing / Prabodh Shirvalker -- Evaluating Ceramic Provenance -- Petrography: Optical Microscopy / Dennis Braekmans & Patrick Degryse -- Ceramic Micropalaeontology / Ian Wilkinson, Patrick Quinn, Mark Williams, Jeremy Taylor, & Ian Whitbread -- Electron Probe Microanalysis (epma) / Corina Ionescu & Volker Hock -- Isotope Analysis / Bettina Wiegand -- X-ray Powder Diffraction (xrd) / Robert B. Heimann -- X-ray Fluorescence-energy Dispersive (ed-xrf) And Wavelength Dispersive (wd-xrf) Spectrometry / Mark Hall -- Handheld Portable Energy-dispersive X-ray Fluorescence Spectrometry (pxrf) / Elisabeth Holmqvist -- Proton Induced X-ray Emission (pixe) And Its Applications For Ceramic Analysis / Marcia Rizzutto & Manfredo Tabacniks -- Inductively Coupled Plasma-mass Spectrometry (icp-ms) And Laser Ablation Inductively Coupled Plasma-mass Spectrometry (la-icp-ms) / Mark Golitko & Laure Dussubieux -- Instrumental Neutron Activation Analysis (inaa) In The Study Of Archaeological Ceramics / Leah D. Minc & Johannes H. Sterba -- Synchrotron Radiation / Alan F. Greene -- Investigating Ceramic Manufacture -- Ethnography / Kent Fowler -- Experimental Firing And Re-firing / Malgorzata Daszkiewicz & Lara Maritan -- Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy (ft-ir) In Archaeological Ceramic Analysis / Shlomo Shoval -- Raman Spectroscopy And The Study Of Ceramic Manufacture: Possibilities, Results, And Challenges / Jolien Van Pevenage & Peter Vandenabeele -- X-radiography Of Archaeological Ceramics / Ina Berg & Janet Ambers -- Organic Inclusions / Marta Mariotti Lippi & Pasquino Pallecchi -- Assessing Vessel Function -- Formal Typology Of Iberian Ceramic Vesels By Morphometric Analysis / Ana L. Martinez-carillo & Juan Antonio Barcelo -- Mechanical And Thermal Properties / Noemi Suzanne Muller -- Assessing Vessel Function By Organic Residue Analysis / Hans Barnard & Jelmer W. Eerkens -- Dating Ceramic Assemblages -- Typology And Classification / Eugenio Bortolini -- Direct Dating Methods / Sophie Blain & Christopher Hall. Edited By Alice M. W. Hunt. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. Cover The Oxford Handbook of Archaeological Ceramic Analysis Copyright Contents List of Figures List of Tables List of Plates List of Abbreviations List of Contributors Plates Part I Introduction 1. Introduction to the Oxford Handbook of Archaeological Ceramic Analysis 2. History of Scientific Research Part II Research Design and Data Analysis 3. Designing Rigorous Research: Integrating Science and Archaeology 4. Evaluating Data: Uncertainty in Ceramic Analysis 5. Statistical Modeling for Ceramic Analysis 6. Recycling Data: Working with Published and Unpublished Ceramic Compositional Data Part III Foundational Concepts 7. Ceramic Raw Materials 8. Ceramic Manufacture: The chaîne opératoire Approach 9. The Organization of Pottery Production: Toward a Relational Approach 10. Provenance Studies: Productions and Compositional Groups 11. Mineralogical and Chemical Alteration 12. Formal Analysis and Typological Classification in the Study of Ancient Pottery 13. Fabric Description of Archaeological Ceramics 14. Analytical Drawing Part IV Evaluating Ceramic Provenance 15. Petrography: Optical Microscopy 16. Ceramic Micropalaeontology 17. Electron Microprobe Analysis (EMPA) 18. Isotope Analysis 19. X-​Ray Powder Diffraction (XRPD) 20. X-​Ray Fluorescence-​Energy Dispersive (ED-​XRF) and Wavelength Dispersive (WD-​XRF) Spectrometry 21. Handheld Portable Energy-​Dispersive X-​Ray Fluorescence Spectrometry (pXRF) 22. Particle Induced X-​ray Emission (PIXE) and Its Applications for Ceramic Analysis 23. Inductively Coupled Plasma-​Mass Spectrometry (ICP-​MS) and Laser Ablation Inductively Coupled Plasma-​Mass Spectrometry (LA-​ICP-​MS) 24. Instrumental Neutron Activation Analysis (INAA) in the Study of Archaeological Ceramics 25. Synchrotron Radiation Part V Investigating Ceramic Manufacture 26. Ethnography 27. Experimental Firing and Re-​firing 28. Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy (FT-​IR) in Archaeological Ceramic Analysis 29. Raman Spectroscopy and the Study of Ceramic Manufacture: Possibilities, Results, and Challenges 30. X-​Radiography of Archaeological Ceramics 31. Organic Inclusions Part VI Assessing Vessel Function 32. Formal Typology of Iberian Ceramic Vessels by Morphometric Analysis 33. Mechanical and Thermal Properties 34. Assessing Vessel Function by Organic Residue Analysis Part VII Dating Ceramic Assemblages 35. Typology and Classification 36. Direct Dating Methods Index