A Consumer's Guide to Archaeological Science

1. Elements, Atoms, and Molecules
Mary E. Malainey

2. Electromagnetic Radiation
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3. Radioactive Isotopes and Their Decay
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4. Stable Isotopes
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5. Organic Compounds
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6. Other Useful Concepts
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7. Methodological Considerations
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8. Radiocarbon Dating
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9. Other Radioactive Decay-Based Dating Techniques
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10. Trapped Charge Dating Techniques
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11. Other Dating Techniques
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12. Provenance Studies
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13. Isotope Analysis
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14. Lipid Residue Analysis
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15. Blood and Protein Residue Analysis
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16. Ancient DNA and the Polymerase Chain Reaction
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17. Pottery and Other Ceramics
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18. Flaked and Ground Stone Tools
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19. Bones and Teeth
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20. Cultural Rock
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21. Food-Related Pottery Residues
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22. Other Food-Related Residues
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23. Other Organic Residues
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24. Organic Artifacts
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25. Paints, Pigments, and Inks
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26. Metal and Glass
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27. Plant Remains
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28. Matrix and Environmental Deposits
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29. Other Materials
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30. Sample Selection and Processing
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31. Mass Spectrometry
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32. Instrumental Neutron Activation Analysis (INAA or NAA)
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33. Separation Techniques
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34. Atomic and Emission Spectroscopy
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35. Optical Spectroscopy
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36. Resonance Spectroscopy
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37. X-Ray and Particle Emission Techniques
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38. Elemental Analysis
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39. Mössbauer Spectroscopy
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Keywords: Social Sciences, Archaeology, Characterization and Evaluation of Materials, Ceramics, Glass, Composites, Natural Methods