{"product_id":"beyond-provenance-mark-pollard-9789462701625","title":"Beyond Provenance: New Approaches to Interpreting the Chemistry of Archaeological Copper Alloys","description":"\u003cp\u003eFor the last 180 years, scientists have been attempting to determine the 'provenance' (geological source) of the copper used in Bronze Age artefacts. However, despite advances in analytical technologies, the theoretical approach has remained virtually unchanged over this period, with the interpretative methodology only changing to accommodate the increasing capacity of computers. This book represents a concerted effort to think about the composition of Bronze Age metal as the product of human intentionality as well as of geology. It considers the trace element composition of the metal, the alloying elements, and the lead isotopic composition, showing how a combination of these aspects, along with archaeological context and typology, can reveal much more about the life history of such artefacts, expanding considerably upon the rather limited ambition of knowing where the ore was extracted.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eBeyond Provenance\u003c\/i\u003e serves as a 'how-to handbook' for those wishing to look for evidence of human intentionality in the chemical patterning observed in\u003cbr\u003ebronzes.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis publication is GPRC-labeled (Guaranteed Peer Review Content).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Mark Pollard\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 9462701628\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9789462701625\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Leuven University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/01\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 272\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.12lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.56d","brand":"Mark Pollard","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44052620869887,"sku":"9789462701625","price":59.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_b230c03a-47d4-4dc7-90db-ea563c600323.jpg?v=1685019859","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/beyond-provenance-mark-pollard-9789462701625","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}