Interpreting Silent Artefacts: Petrographic Approaches to Archaeological Ceramics

Inspired by the international meeting on Petrography of Archaeological Materials held at University of Sheffield, UK, between 15-17 February 2008, this peer reviewed volume presents a collection of papers on the application of thin section petrography to the study of ancient ceramics and other artefacts. The 16 chapters cover a wide range of archaeological periods and geographic regions and tackle Key themes such as trade and exchange the organisation of production, craft technology, cultur...