Laboratory Analysis In Archaeology
Scope Note
Descriptions of archaeological laboratory methods including physiochemical analysis methods in archaeology such as X-ray spectrometry, neutron activation of trace elements, mineralogy, and palynology; how and where the artifacts and non-artifactual constituents were processed once they were excavated; techniques and equipment used; problems encountered, etc. This category includes descriptions of methods used to analyze faunal and floral remains for archaeological and non-archaeological purposes (e.g., analysis of plants for their pharmacological properties, shellfish analysis, laboratory analyses for ethnographic studies not found elsewhere, etc.
History Note
This category, term, and scope note were introduced in 1997. The scope note was rewritten completely in 2000. The Descriptor was shortened in 2012 from LABORATORY ANALYSIS OF MATERIALS OTHER THAN DATING METHODS IN ARCHAEOLOGY.
- Broader Term
- 120 Research Methods
- Use Fors
- Age determination by skeleton
- Age determination by teeth
- Analysis (archaeological remains)
- Analysis of artifacts
- Ancient DNA
- Archaeobotany (laboratory analysis)
- Artifacts (cataloging and classification)
- Artifacts analysis
- Cataloging of artifacts
- Classification of artifacts
- Coprolites (laboratory analysis of)
- Data analysis (non-chronometric, in archaeology)
- Data classification (non-chronometric, in archaeology)
- Data quantification (non-chronometric, in archaeology)
- Faunal analysis (laboratory technique)
- Faunal remains (laboratory analysis of)
- Floatation (laboratory analysis of)
- Flotation (archaeology)
- INAA (Instrumental Neutron Activation Analysis)
- Instrumental Neutron Activation Analysis (INAA)
- Materials analysis (archaeological technique)
- NAA (Neutron Activation Analysis)
- Neutron Activation Analysis (NAA)
- Palynology
- Pollen analysis
- Salvage archaeology (laboratory analysis)
- Salvage archaeology (materials analysis)
- Statistics (in archaeological analysis)
- Tables and graphs (in archaeological analysis)
- Identifier
- 1212
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