Description
This book serves as a practical guide for applications of X-ray fluorescence spectrometry, a nondestructive elemental analysis technique, to the study and understanding of archaeology. Descriptions of XRF theory and instrumentation and an introduction to field applications and practical aspects of archaeology provide new users to XRF and/or new to archaeology with a solid foundation on which to base further study. Considering recent trends within field archaeology, information specific to portable instrumentation also is provided. Discussions of qualitative and quantitative approaches and applications of statistical methods relate back to types of archaeological questions answerable through XRF analysis. Numerous examples, figures, and spectra from the authors' field work are provided including chapters specific to pigments, ceramics, glass, construction materials, and metallurgical materials.
About the Author
Mary Kate Donais earned her BS (Bucknell University) and PhD (University of Massachusetts, Amherst) in chemistry. Following positions in government and industry, she joined the faculty at Saint Anselm College where she is currently a professor in the chemistry department. Dr Donais' research focus is on applications of atomic spectroscopy and portable instrumentation, especially in the field of archaeology. She is actively involved with the Society for Applied Spectroscopy (SAS) and FACSS, and is a member of the Society for Archaeological Sciences. Dr Donais is a fellow of the SAS and the Royal Society of Chemistry.
David George earned his BA in art history and archaeology (University of Missouri-Columbia) and his PhD in classical studies (The Ohio State University). He is currently a professor and chair of classics at Saint Anselm College. Dr George teaches courses in classical languages as well as classical archaeology. He has done archaeological work in Greece and Italy and currently directs excavations in and around Orvieto, Italy. Dr George has published widely on topics from Greek tragedy to Latin Epic as well as aspects of Greek and Roman archaeology. He has been on the History Channel in a number of documentaries such as the ""Battles BC"" series.
Book Information
ISBN 9781944749293
Author Mary Kate Donais
Format Paperback
Page Count 176
Imprint Momentum Press
Publisher Momentum Press
About the Author
Mary Kate Donais earned her BS (Bucknell University) and PhD (University of Massachusetts, Amherst) in chemistry. Following positions in government and industry, she joined the faculty at Saint Anselm College where she is currently a professor in the chemistry department. Dr Donais' research focus is on applications of atomic spectroscopy and portable instrumentation, especially in the field of archaeology. She is actively involved with the Society for Applied Spectroscopy (SAS) and FACSS, and is a member of the Society for Archaeological Sciences. Dr Donais is a fellow of the SAS and the Royal Society of Chemistry.
David George earned his BA in art history and archaeology (University of Missouri-Columbia) and his PhD in classical studies (The Ohio State University). He is currently a professor and chair of classics at Saint Anselm College. Dr George teaches courses in classical languages as well as classical archaeology. He has done archaeological work in Greece and Italy and currently directs excavations in and around Orvieto, Italy. Dr George has published widely on topics from Greek tragedy to Latin Epic as well as aspects of Greek and Roman archaeology. He has been on the History Channel in a number of documentaries such as the ""Battles BC"" series.
Book Information
ISBN 9781944749293
Author Mary Kate Donais
Format Paperback
Page Count 176
Imprint Momentum Press
Publisher Momentum Press
