Preface | p. xiii |
Dedication | p. xvii |
Introduction | p. xxi |
Materials Research Society Symposium Proceedings | p. xxviii |
Conservation and Preservation Science | |
The Characterization and Conservation of Aged Aluminum Alloys: Buckminster Fuller's Dymaxion House | p. 3 |
Rheology Optimization of Particle Modified Consolidants | p. 15 |
Hygric Swelling of Portland Brownstone | p. 21 |
Hydration and Crystallization Pressure of Sodium Sulfate: A Critical Review | p. 29 |
Treatment and Analysis of a Paint Chip From "Water Lilies," a Fire Damaged Monet | p. 35 |
Preservation: Design, Characterization and Assessment | |
Extraction of Material From Oil Paints by Solvents | p. 43 |
Characterization of Ancient Dolomitic Binding Materials From Zamarce, in Navarre (Spain) | p. 53 |
Simulated Standards for the Characterization of Dolomitic Mortars | p. 61 |
Assessment of Cleaning Conservation Interventions on Architectural Surfaces Using an Integrated Methodology | p. 69 |
Design and Evaluation of Restoration Mortars for Historic Masonry Using Traditional Materials and Production Techniques | p. 77 |
The Condition and Cleaning of Acrylic Emulsion Paintings | p. 83 |
Partially Fluorinated Acrylic Copolymers as Coatings for Stone Protection: Characterization and Surface Properties | p. 91 |
Characterization: New Methods and Improved Techniques | |
The Incorporation of Laser Ablation for Sampling Into a Proton X-ray Emission System | p. 101 |
FIB/TEM Analysis of Paint Layers from Thomas Eakins' "The Crucifixion," 1880 | p. 113 |
Examination of Gilded Bronze Artifacts Using Nondestructive Eddy Current Techniques | p. 119 |
Achieving High Spatial Resolution in Elemental Mapping of Metal Samples From Archaeological Contexts | p. 129 |
A New Method of Restoration and Conservation of Metallic Archeological Objects | p. 137 |
Archaeological Science and Archaeometry | |
New Approaches to the Characterization of Obsidian From the Mediterranean Island Sources: Interpreting Chronological Change in Neolithic Sardinia and Corsica | p. 143 |
The Characterization of a Bronze Age Weapon Hoard | p. 159 |
Microstructural Analysis of a Steel Tool Rescued From Historical Site in Rio De Janeiro State | p. 167 |
The Xth Cent. Church in Drustar: Study of Wall Paintings by Spectroscopic Methods | p. 175 |
Site Formation, Site Analysis, Resource Survey, and Organization of Technology | |
Organization of Flint Sickle Blade Production at an Early Bronze Age Workshop in Anatolia | p. 185 |
An Ethnoarchaeological Perspective on the Material and Chemical Residues of Communal Feasting at El Coyote, Northwest Honduras | p. 193 |
Ancient Raw Copper From Primary Smelting Sites in Cyprus | p. 199 |
Investigating Ceramic Technology During Archaeological Field Seasons | p. 207 |
Analyzing Style and Technology in the Eastern Woodlands | p. 213 |
Weathering, Dating, Technology and Authentication | |
Renaissance Enameled Jewelry and 19th Century Renaissance Revival: Characterization of Enamel Compositions | p. 223 |
AMS Radiocarbon Dating of a Western Han Period (3rd-1st century BC) Lacquer-Coated Earthenware Jar | p. 235 |
Non-Destructive Analysis of Nineteenth Century Scottish Calotype Negatives and Salt Prints | p. 241 |
A Materials Investigation into the Metal Composition and Coating Structures of Four Ming Dynasty Cast Iron Statues, With Subsequent Discussion and Development of a Treatment Protocol | p. 251 |
A Ghost Story: Remnant Structures in Corroded Ancient Iron Objects | p. 259 |
An Unusual Dark Patina on Egyptian Copper Alloy Objects in the Royal Ontario Museum Collection | p. 269 |
Neutron-Induced Autoradiography in the Study of Oil Paintings by Tintoretto, Marieschi and Bellotto | p. 281 |
Archaeomaterials, Technology and Society | |
Painted Qero Cups From the Inka and Colonial Periods in Peru: An Analytical Study of Pigments and Media | p. 291 |
The Early History of Glassmaking in the Venetian Lagoon: A Microchemical Investigation | p. 303 |
Batch Material Processing and Glassmaking Technology of 9th Century BC Artifacts Excavated From the Site of Hasanlu, Northwest Iran | p. 315 |
Reconstructing the Materials and Technology of Egyptian Faience and Frit | p. 323 |
The Technological Tradition of Korean Black Ware and the Indigenous Development of Glaze Technology in Korea During the First Millennium AD | p. 357 |
Study on the Green Glaze from Qionglai Kiln Site in Sichuan: One of the Earliest Phase-Separated Opaque Glazes in China | p. 365 |
Analysis of Cizhou Monochrome Green Enamels and Lead Glazes From Guantai Kiln in Northern China, Song to Jin Dynasty | p. 375 |
Technological Investigation of Luster Decorated Ancient Majolicas | p. 383 |
Lustrous Black Fine Ware at Gordion, Turkey: A Distinctive Sintered Slip Technology | p. 391 |
Early Historic Period Ceramic Smoking Pipes From Budhigarh, in the Kalahandi District of Orissa, India | p. 401 |
Textile-Clay Laminates: A New-Found Craft Technology From Ancient Mesoamerica | p. 409 |
A 16,000 Year-Old Ceramic Human-Figurine From Maina, Russia | p. 421 |
Replicative Experiments, Synthesis of Materials and Model Systems | |
Reproduction of Japanese Traditional Pigment Based on Iron Oxide Powders With Yellowish Red Color | p. 435 |
PIXE, Electron Microprobe Data, and Experimental Archaeology: Tell el-Ajjul and Pilot Studies of Gold Granulation Joining Practices in the Mediterranean Bronze Age | p. 441 |
An Examination of Deterioration Products Found on Tin Ingots Excavated from the 14th Century BC, Late Bronze Age Shipwreck, The Ulu Burun, Near Kas, Turkey | p. 451 |
Experimental Investigation of Silvering in Late Roman Coinage | p. 461 |
The Relationship Between Microstructure and Mechanical Properties of Late 19th/Early 20th Century Wrought Iron Using The Generalized Method of Cells Model | p. 471 |
Historic Technologies | |
Technical Studies on Renaissance Bronzes | p. 483 |
Dressing Technology for the Silver Ore in "Iwami" Silver Mine Site, Japan | p. 497 |
Some Metals of the Last Century | p. 503 |
Wrought Iron Wire From the Wheeling Suspension Bridge: A Metallurgical Assessment | p. 511 |
The Technological Analysis of RMS Titanic's Coal: The Enhancement of Archaeological Research | p. 525 |
Ancient Technology and Modern Craft | |
Recovering and Re-Discovering Craft | p. 535 |
Egyptian Faience Inlay Techniques: A Process for Obtaining Detail and Clarity by Refiring | p. 545 |
Core Vessel Technology: A New Model | p. 571 |
Practical Bloomery Smelting | p. 579 |
Author Index | p. 589 |
Subject Index | p. 591 |
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