New Development in Archaeological Science : A Joint Symposium of the Royal Society and the British Academy February 1991

Pollard, A. M. (EDT)

ISBN 10: 0197261183 / ISBN 13: 9780197261187

Published by The British Academy, 1992

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: New Development in Archaeological Science : A Joint Symposium of the Royal Society and the British Academy February 1991
• Publisher: The British Academy
• Publication Date: 1992
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0197261183
• ISBN 13: 9780197261187
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: As New

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Synopsis

In order to make the contents of the British Academy's Proceedings more accessible to readers, the following changes have been made:

The large annual volumes have been replaced by an irregular series of slimmer volumes, published about three times a year, with most of the volumes containing papers devoted to one particular subject. Disciplines to be represented in future thematic volumes include archaeology, history, philosophy, literature, and law. The range of subjects will also be extended to areas of the humanities and social sciences inadequately covered at present. Memoirs of the lives and scholarly achievements of deceased Fellows of the Academy will continue to be published in the series.

It is hoped that the change from large, multi-disciplinary annual volumes of Proceedings to a series of slimmer, more easily classified (and less expensive) volumes will benefit subscribers to the series. The volumes will continue to be numbered in the same sequence as the former annual Proceedings.

The proceedings of this prestigious meeting highlight new developments in archaeological science over the last ten years. There is a strong emphasis on the applications of organic chemistry and biochemistry to archaeological remains, as well as reviews of more traditional subjects, such as the scientific study of ceramics.

Review

'This book is arguably the best account available of the confidence and maturity that archaeological science now enjoys as a discipline in its own right and deserves to be widely read.' R.E. Jones, University of Glasgow, Journal of Archaeological Science (1994)21