Uma introdução à química arqueológica

Acabou de ser publicado, mas já com data do próximo ano, o seguinte livro:

T. Douglas Price, James H. Burton, An Introduction to Archaeological Chemistry, New York, Springer, 2011.

Índice:

• Archaeological Chemistry 1
• Archaeological Chemistry 2
• Terms and Concepts 4
• A Brief History of Archaeological Chemistry 15
• Laboratories 19
• Summary 23
• What Archaeologists Want To Know 25
• Archaeological Cultures 26
• Time and Space 27
• Environment 28
• Technology 29
• Economy 30
• Organization 34
• Ideology 38
• Summary 39
• Archaeological Materials 41
• Introduction 41
• Archaeological Materials 41
• Rock 42
• Pottery 47
• Bone 49
• Sediment and Soil 51
• Metals 55
• Other Materials 58
• Summary 70
• Methods of Analysis 73
• Magnification 74
• Elemental Analysis 78
• Isotopic Analyses 90
• Organic Analysis 102
• Mineral and Inorganic Compounds 115
• Summary 122
• Identification and Authentication 127
• What Archaeological Chemistry Can Do 127
• Identification and Authentication 128
• Identification 129
• Authentication 142
• Technology, Function, and Human Activity 155
• Technology 156
• Function 164
• Human Activity 173
• Environment and Diet 187
• Environment 188
• Diet 199
• Provenience and Provenance 213
• Provenience and Provenance 213
• Conclusions 243
• Multiple Investigations 245
• Ethical Considerations 252
• What Does the Future Hold? 256
• In the End 257
• Appendix 259
• Glossary 263
• References 275
• Figure Credits 301
• Index 305