7659
Accession Number
6082
Title Of Article Chaper
The enigma of the layered crusts on some weathered glasses, a chronological account of the investigations
Title Of Journal Book
Archaeometry
Volume
13
Pages
44205
Collation
ref.
Literature Type
Serial
Literature Level
Analytic
Abstract
Relates the history of investigations into the iridescent appearance of ancient glass, which is now known to be due to thin layers in a weathered crust. Starts with Sir David Brewster's studies in 1853 and reviews the literature and experiments through 1969. Concentrates on the suggestions that layer-counting may be used as a dating technique -- AATA
pub_id
7659