Archaeometry Bibliographies
The following bibliographies are provided as a general, selective list of references on the topics. For compiling a comprehensive bibliography on a specific material, geographic region, or analytical technique, consult the references listed under the Bibliographies, Symposia Proceedings, and Journals sections below.
- General
- Dating Techniques
- Geoarchaeology
- Ceramic Analysis
- Bone and Tissue Analysis
- Bibliographies
- Symposia Proceedings
- Journals,Series, and Reports
GENERAL
- Bowman, S., (Ed.) (1991). Science and the Past. Trustees of the British Museum, London, and the University of Toronto Press,Toronto.
- Archaeometry from a British museum perspective; suitable for undergraduate course.
- Ciliberto, E. and Spoto, G. (Eds.) (2000). Modern Analytical Methods in Art and Archaeology. John Wiley and Sons.
- Detailed textbook on specific techniques.
- De Atley, S. P. and R. L. Bishop (1991). Toward an Integrated Interface for Archaeology and Archaeometry. In The Ceramic Legacy of Anna O. Shepard, edited by R. L. Bishop and F. W. Lange, pp.358-380. University Press of Colorado, Niwot.
- England, P. A. and van Zelst, L. (editors) (1985). Application of Science in Examination of Works of Art. Proceedings of the Seminar: September 7-9 1983. The Research Laboratory, Museum of Fine Arts,Boston.
- Goffer, Z. (1980). Archaeological Chemistry: A Sourcebook on the Application of Chemistry to Archaeology. John Wiley and Sons,
New York.
- Very readable general text for those without chemistry background.
- Henderson, Julian (Ed.) (1989). Scientific Analysis in Archaeology. Oxford University and the UCLA Institute of
Archaeology.
- Selected technical papers on glass, ceramic, metal, etc.
- Lambert, J. B. (1997). Traces of the Past: Unraveling the
Secrets of Archaeology through Chemistry. Perseus Books, Reading, MA.
- Excellent general text, well-illustrated, written by a chemist.
- Leute, Ulrich (1987). Archaeometry. An Introduction to Physical Methods in Archaeology and the History of Art. VCH Publishers, Weinheim.
- Maschner, H. and Chippindate, C. (Eds.) (2005). A Handbook of Archaeological Methods. 2 vols. AltaMira Press.
- Includes archaeological theory, interpretation, survey and excavation methods as well as archaeometry.
- McGovern, P. (1995). Science in Archaeology: A Review. American Journal of Archaeology 99:79-142.
- Olin, J. S., (Ed.) (1982). Future Directions in Archaeometry: A Round Table. Smithsonian Institution, Washington D.C.
- Parkes, A. (1986). Current Scientific Techniques in Archaeology. Croom Helm, London.
- Pollard, M., and C. Heron. (1996). Archaeological Chemistry. Royal Society of Chemistry, Cambridge.
- Renfrew, C. and P. Bahn. (1996) Archaeology: Theories Methods and Practice. Second Edition. Thames and Hudson, London.
- Good side panels on archaeometric techniques; good archaeology.
- Tite, M. (1972). Methods of Physical Examination in Archaeology.
- Wisseman, S. U. and W. S. Williams (editors) (1994). Ancient Technologies and Archaeological Materials. Gordon and Breach
Science Publishers.
- Archaeometry from an American university perspective; suitable for undergraduate course.
DATING TECHNIQUES
- Aitken, M. (1990). Science-based Dating in Archaeology. Longman, London and New York.
- Fleming, S. (1977). Dating in Archaeology: A Guide to Scientific Techniques. St. Martin's Press, New York.
- Taylor, R. E. (1987). Radiocarbon Dating: An Archaeological Perspective. Orlando, Academic Press.
- Taylor, R. E., and M. J. Aitken (Editors). (1997). Chronometric Dating in Archaeology. Plenum Press, New York.
- Young, W. J., (Ed.) (1978). Application of Science to the Dating of Works of Art. Proceedings of the Seminar: September 23-25, 1974. The Research Laboratory, Museum of Fine Arts, Boston.
GEOARCHAEOLOGY
- Herz, N., and E. G. Garrison (1998). Geological Methods for Archaeology. Oxford University Press.
- Rapp, Jr., G., and J. A. Gifford (Editors). (1985). Archaeological Geology. Yale University Press, New Haven.
CERAMIC ANALYSIS
- Neff, H. (editor). (1992). Chemical Characterization of
Ceramic Pastes in Archaeology. Monographs in World Archaeology, No. 7. Prehistory Press, Madison, WI.
- Detailed case studies and technique descriptions for ceramic analysis.
- Rice, P. (1987). Pottery Analysis: A Sourcebook. University of Chicago Press, Chicago.
- Extremely thorough reference on ceramic analysis.
- Rye, O. (1981). Pottery Technology. Taraxacum, Washington,D.C.
BONE AND TISSUE ANALYSIS
- Sandford, M. K. (Ed.) (1993). Investigations of Ancient
Human Tissue: Chemical Analyses in Anthropology. Gordon and Breach
Science Publishers, Amsterdam.
- An excellent text on analysis of human bone, teeth, hair, etc.
BIBLIOGRAPHIES
- Ellis, L. (1982) Laboratory Techniques in Archaeology: A Guide to the Literature, 1920-1980. Garland Publishing, Inc., New York and London.
- Art and Archaeology Technical Abstracts (AATA). The Getty Conservation Institute.
- AATA is published semi-annually. References to books, articles, and reports published worldwide that cover a wide variety of topics including archaeology, architectural conservation, analysis of materials, and analytical techniques.
SYMPOSIA PROCEEDINGS
- Demirci, S, A. M. …zer and G. D. Summers. (1996). Archaeometry 94: Proceedings of the 29th International Symposium on Archaeometry. TŸbitak, Ankara, Turkey.
- Farquhar, R. M., R. G. V. Hancock, and L. A. Pavlish, (editors) (1988). Proceedings of the 26th International Archaeometry Symposium. Archaeometry Laboratory, Department of Physics, University of Toronto.
- Lambert, J.B. (1984) Archaeological Chemistry III. Advances in Chemistry Series 205. American Chemical Society, Washington D.C. Part of the Archaeological Chemistry Series (ACS).
- Olin, J. S. and M. J. Blackman, (editors) (1986). Proceedings of the 24th International Archaeometry Symposium. Smithsonian Institution Press, Washington D.C.
- Pernicka, E. and G. Wagner (Editors). (1990). Archaeometry '90. Proceedings of the International Archaeometry Symposium. Birkhauser Verlag, Basel, Switzerland.
- Sayre, E. V., P. B. Vandiver, J. Druzik, and C. Stevenson,
(editors) (1988). Materials Issues in Art and Archaeology.
Symposium held April 6-8, 1988, Reno, NV. Materials Research Society
Symposium Proceedings, Vol. 123, Pittsburgh.
- This symposium proceedings is only one of many similar publications on archaeometric topics.
- Scott, D. A., and P. Meyers. (1994). Archaeometry of Pre-Columbian Sites and Artifacts: Proceedings of a Symposium organized by the UCLA Institute of Archaeology and the Getty Conservation Institute. The Getty Conservation Institute, Los Angeles.
- Selected proceedings of the 28th International Symposium on Archaeometry held in Los Angeles in 1992.
JOURNALS, SERIES, AND REPORTS
JOURNALS
- American Antiquity
- Archaeometry(Research Laboratory for Archaeology and the History of Art, Oxford University)
- Geoarchaeology
- Journal of Archaeological Science(see especially the Archaeometric Clearinghouse section)
- Journal of Field Archaeology
SERIES
- Archaeological Chemistry, Vols. 1-5 (American Chemical Society)
- Ceramics and Civilization, Vols. 1-4 (American Chemical Society, with various editors, beginning 1974).
- Materials Issues in Art and Archaeology, Vols. 1-7 (Materials Research Society)
- MASCA Research Reports (Museum of the University of Pennsylvania)
- SAS Bulletin (Society for Archaeological Sciences)