| Sommaire : Participants. -Introduction and Summary, Alan D. Franklin. - Section I. Methodology : 1. Archaeological Ceramics and the Physical Sciences: Problem Definition and Results, Frederick R. Matson. - 2. Why Is Archaeometry So Boring for Archaeologists? F. Widemann. - 3. Plausible Inferences from Ceramic Artifacts, W. D. Kingery. - 4. Pottery Production, Pottery Classification, and the Role of Physicochemical Analyses, Prudence M. Rice. - 5. Archaeological, Geochemical, and Statistical Methods in Ceramic Provenance Studies, C. Lemoine, S. Walker, and M. Picon. - Section II. Physical and Chemical Methods : 6. Provenience Studies Using Neutron Activation Analysis: The Role of Standardization, Garman Harbottle. - 7. Comparison of Data Obtained by Neutron Activation and Electron Microprobe Analyses of Ceramics, Suzanne P. De Atley, M. James Blackman, and Jacqueline S. Olin. - 8. Firing Technologies and Their Possible Assessment by Modern Analytical Methods, Robert B. Heimann. - 9. The Investigation of Ancient Ceramic Technologies by Mössbauer Spectroscopy, Y. Maniatis, A. Simopoulos, and A. Kostikas. - 10. The Use of Scanning Electron Microscopy in the Technological Examination of Ancient Ceramics, M.S. Tite, I. C. Freestone, N. D. Meeks, and M. Bimson. - 11. Phase Analysis and Its Significance for Technology and Origin, Marino Maggetti. - 12. The Proton Probe as a Tool in the Elemental Analyses of Archaeological Artifacts, C. P. Swann. - 13. Xeroradiography of Ancient Objects:A New Imaging Modality, Ralph E. Alexander and Robert H. Johnston, 14. Photoacoustic Examination of Ceramic Surface Layers, Albert D. Frost. - Section III. Archaeological Examples : A. Faience, 15. Technological Change in Egyptian Faience, Pamela Vandiver. - B. Pottery, 16. Preliminary Results from the East Cretan White-on-Dark Ware Project, Philip P. Betancourt. - Kilns and Ceramic Technology of Ancient Mesoamerica, William O. Payne, Ceramic Technology and Problems and Prospects of Provenience in Specific Ceramics from Mexico and Afghanistan, Charles C. Kolb. - Porosimetric Investigation of Roman Terra Sigillata Molds from Rheinzabern, Germany, Robert B. Heimann. - Indian Pottery from the Mississippi Valley: Coping with Bad Raw Materials, Carole Stimmell, Robert B. Heimann, and R. G. V. Hancock. - C. Ceramics in Metallurgy: Crucibles and Slags. - Metallurgical Crucibles and Crucible Slags, R. F. Tylecote. - Analysis of Nonmetallic Phases in Metallic Artifacts: The Development of the Japanese Mokume Technique, Michael R. Notis. |