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Ceramic micropalaeontology; the analysis of microfossils in ancient ceramics

Patrick S. Quinn and Peter M. Day
Ceramic micropalaeontology; the analysis of microfossils in ancient ceramics
Journal of Micropalaeontology (October 2007) 26 (2): 159-168

Abstract

Microfossils can be a common component of ancient ceramic artefacts. Their analysis in this unusual context is a little-known, yet promising, cross-disciplinary application of micropalaeontology. This article presents the first detailed assessment of the phenomenon of microfossils in ancient ceramics and demonstrates how micropalaeontology can contribute to a range of issues in archaeological ceramic analysis and the reconstruction of the human past. In describing a methodology by which micropalaeontologists and archaeologists can analyse microfossiliferous ceramics, this paper presents the foundations of an approach, which is here referred to as "ceramic micropalaeontology". J. Micropalaeontol. 26(2): 159-168, October 2007.


ISSN: 0262-821X
EISSN: 2041-4978
Serial Title: Journal of Micropalaeontology
Serial Volume: 26
Serial Issue: 2
Title: Ceramic micropalaeontology; the analysis of microfossils in ancient ceramics
Affiliation: University of Sheffield, Department of Archaeology, Sheffield, United Kingdom
Pages: 159-168
Published: 200710
Text Language: English
Publisher: British Micropalaeontological Society, London, United Kingdom
References: 76
Accession Number: 2013-091527
Categories: Quaternary geology
Document Type: Serial
Bibliographic Level: Analytic
Illustration Description: illus. incl. geol. sketch maps
N35°00'00" - N35°00'00", E25°34'60" - E25°34'60"
N31°22'60" - N31°22'60", E34°36'00" - E34°36'00"
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Secondary Affiliation: GeoRef, Copyright 2017, American Geosciences Institute. Reference includes data from The Geological Society, London, London, United Kingdom
Update Code: 201353

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