ANTH 9 Lecture Notes - Lecture 12: Archaeological Science, Paleoethnobotany, Ancient Dna
14 Aug 2020
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Kouros ancient stone stature of a nude greek youth: emphasized youth and male beauty. Archaeometry the measurement of the chemical or physical properties of an artifact in order to solve problems of chemical composition, technology, chronology, etc. Sometimes described as instrumental archaeology: the application of chemical and physical methods to the study of archaeological materials. Molecular archaeology the organic component of archaeological chemistry and particularly to the investigation of ancient dna in plant and animal remains, including humans. Archaeological science a generic term that includes non-instrumental areas such as faunal analysis, paleoethnobotany, and human osteology. Archaeological chemistry a part of archaeometry, the investigation of inorganic and organic composition, elements, and isotopes, molecules and compounds in archaeological materials. The laboratory of archaeological chemistry at the university of wisconsin-madison, was founded in 1987. One of very few such facilities in the u. s. A chemistry facility with lab tables, equipment, and running water. Also contains a sample preparation area dedicated to processing samples.
