ANT 3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 17: Neutron Activation Analysis, Mass Spectrometry, Nonmetal
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: an exchange of property involving interpersonal interaction between two or: definition more parties, archaeologists are interested in resource acquisition. #1: direct access to resources: resource procured at the natural, primary source. #2: indirect access: trade and exchange trade and exchange to other groups. ; resources procured at the source by one group, and then transferred via. Ie : find obsidian and link it to the source. Distance-decay function: the further away you get from the source, the less material you have, the further away you are from the source, the more valuable the material becomes because it"s harder to find/access i) Chemical sourcing analysis (looking at elemental composition: uses. : the production of ceramics requires the control of fire (pyrotechnology) Ceramics: definition, the origin of fire seems to occur with h. erectus, first baked clay objects were, dolni vertonice, czech republic (1) ca.
