Archaeological Chemistry and Archaeological Chemistry II, Two Volume Set (Advances in Chemistry Series, Nos. 138 and 171)

Washington, D.C: American Chemical Society, 1978. First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Very Good. First edition. A couple tears and creases along top edge of volume 1 jacket, article taped to front jacket flap, edges faintly foxed, jackets rubbed. 1978 Hard Cover. ix, 254; 389 pp. Two volume set. Color and black-and-white photographs, graphs, charts, and diagrams throughout. Based on symposiums sponsored by the Division of the History of Chemistry at the 165th and 174th Meetings of the American Chemical Society, Dallas, Texas, April 9-10, 1973 and Chicago, Illinois, August 31-Sepetember 1, 1977. Includes chapters organized around the classification of the materials analyzed--organic materials, ceramics, and metals--along with overall perspectives and general techniques. Among the techniques discussed are radiocarbon dating, spark source mass spectrometry, x-ray radiography, trace element analysis, amino acid analysis, atomic absorption spectroscopy, and lead isotope analysis. Among the various materials investigated are ancient Near Eastern ivory, South American dyes, Egyptian glass, Spanish ceramics, Chinese bronzes, prehistoric American copper, and copper-based Roman coins.