Plating and Surface Treatments on Ancient Metalwork
December 2020
This paper presents an overview of techniques employed in antiquity—in different regions and at different times—for decorating metals by plating or applying surface treatments. Quite often the intention...
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Archaeomaterials, Innovation, and Technological Change
December 2020
The field of archaeomaterials research has enormous potential to shed light on past innovation processes. However, this potential has been only partially recognized outside its immediate practitioners,...
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Soil, Hands, and Heads: An Ethnoarchaeological Study on Local Preconditions of Pottery Production in the Wei River Valley (Northern China)
December 2020
This study combines an analysis of archaeological remains, geographic background, and ethnoarchaeological research to gain insights into preconditions and processes of pottery making in northern China...
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Introduction: A Mission to Be Fulfilled
December 2020
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Glassmaking of the Qing Dynasty: A Review, New Data, and New Insights
December 2020
Full major and minor chemical compositions, including F, B, As, and Cl, have been produced quantitatively using EPMA for glass samples originating from the Qing Dynasty glass collection of the Bristol...
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A Welcome Message from the Managing Editor
December 2020
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