26842
Accession Number
33032
Editor
Sayre, Edward V.; Vandiver, Pamela; Druzik, James; Stevenson, Christopher
Title Of Article Chaper
Gleaning processual data from materials analysis of museum collections: the Harvard University Peabody Museum's Mecklenburg Collection and social evolution in late Prehistoric Europe
Title Of Journal Book
Materials issues in art and archaeology. Symposium held April 6-8,1988, Reno, Nevada, USA
Pages
205-210
Publisher
Materials Research Society
Publisher City
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Language Of Text
English
Literature Type
Monograph
Literature Level
Analytic
Meeting
Materials issues in art and archaeology
Meeting City
Reno, Nevada
Meeting Country
United States
Abstract
Iron weapons in the Mecklenburg Collection of the Peabody Museum, Harvard Univeristy were sampled and analysed in order to provide information on compostion, working technologies and social evolution in late Prehistoric Europe. All came within the Iron age dating period, and originated in the Slovene area. Results showed that this area lagged behind others in the application of improved technology. Table of technical analyses, 24 references.
Keywords
Weapon, history;Weapon, manufacture;Weapon, study;Artifact, iron examination;Material, science;Material, technology;Iron, analysis;Iron, history; Iron, metallurgy
pub_id
26842
Meeting Date
19880406-19880408