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J Archaeol Sci 35 (2)
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J Archaeol Sci 35 (2)
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Journal of Archaeological Science
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35 (2)
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Journal
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Karl W Butzer
John P Grattan
Richard G Klein
Thilo Rehren
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Elsevier Science
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2008
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BIAB (The British & Irish Archaeological Bibliography (BIAB))
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http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/journal/03054403
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21 Jul 2008
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Roman blue-green bottle glass: chemical--optical analysis and high temperature vi...
P A Bingham
C M Jackson
302 - 309
Chemical analysis, optical absorption spectroscopy and mathematical modelling of high temperature viscosity were carried out on five first- to second-century AD Roman blue-green bottle glass fragments from Coppergate, York. Modelled viscosities indicate remarkable consistency within the sample set studied and support the suggestion that temperatures of ~1000--1150 °C were required to remelt these glasses and to provide suitable viscosities for forming articles. Iron redox ratios (Fe2+/ΣFe), analysed SO3 contents and the absence of characteristic Fe3+--S2− amber absorption bands suggest that melting conditions for all studied glasses were mildly, rather than strongly, reducing (estimated pO2 ≈ 10−1--10−6 bar). These furnace conditions are consistent with the effects of combustion gases and carbonaceous matter contained in the raw materials.
Application of non-adult Bayesian dental age assessment methods to skeletal remains: the Spitalfields collection
Yann Heuzé
Braga José
368 - 375
Report on a study aimed at testing with non-adult skeletons the quality of a dental age assessment method based on Bayes' theorem. The test sample consisted of dental X-rays from sixteen individuals (range 2.6--15.1 years) recovered from the crypt of Christ Church, Spitalfields, London, for which age-at-death and sex were known. The training sample consisted of dental X-rays from 1346 girls and 1040 boys (range 1.9--16.0 years). Bayesian dental age assessment method was alternatively used with dependent and independent assumptions; the dependent Bayesian method (DBM) and independent Bayesian method (IBM), respectively. Moreover, both DBM and IBM were used alternatively with sex-specific standards and with non-sex-specific standard. Due to the training sample age distribution, both methods are efficient between 5.0 and 14.0 years. Whatever the method or the sex standard used, when dental age was different from chronological age, the discrepancy did not exceed one age group of one year. DBM produced tighter dental age 100% confidence intervals than IBM for the majority of assessments. The observed stability between results produced according to the type of sex standard used (i.e. sex-specific or non-sex-specific), and the number of teeth studied (range four to seven), is worthy of note for both archaeological and forensic contexts.
Multi-element soil analysis: an assessment of its potential as an aid to archae...
Clare A Wilson
Donald A Davidson
Malcolm S Cresser
412 - 424
Multi-element soil analysis has been used to locate archaeological sites and define the extent of human activity beyond structural remains, and to aid interpretation of space use in and around archaeological remains. The study aimed to evaluate the consistency of these soil element signatures between sites and hence their potential usefulness in archaeological studies. Known contexts on abandoned farms across the UK were sampled to test the relationships between element concentrations and known functional area and to assess inter-site variability. The results clearly show that there are significant differences in the soil chemistry of contrasting functional areas, particularly for Ba, Ca, P, Zn, Cu, Sr and Pb. Despite significant site specific effects, which appear to reflect individual anthropogenic practices rather than geological influences, there is sufficient similarity in the pattern of element enhancement to allow reliable interpretation of former function using discriminant models. Relating these enhancements to precise soil inputs, however, is more problematic because many important soil inputs do not contain distinct element fingerprints and because there is mixing of materials within the soil. There is also a suggestion that charcoal and bone play an important role in both the loading and post-depositional retention of Ca, Sr, P, Zn, and Cu and thus may be significant in the formation of soil element concentration patterns.