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Showing 1 to 9 of 9 for “"Provenancing"”.
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Provenancing humans: the real uncertainty of stable isotope data
Stable isotope profiling is a relatively new technique within the field of human identification. It allows forensic investigators to deduce information pertaining to an individual’s geographical provenance, recent movements, and even dietary intake. Human identification requires the development of …
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Geological reconnaissance and provenancing of potential Neolithic lithic sources in the Maltese Islands
This study aims to identify the petrological characteristics of Neolithic chert artefacts associated with the Temple Period (c. 4000-2500 cal BC) and their probable sources from the local Maltese chert formation as well as the main possible chert sources in Sicily. Were the chert and flint …
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The Development of Chemical and Biological Profiling for the Forensic Provenancing of Norfolk Soils
Soils are frequently analysed by forensic laboratories by comparing a suspect sample to an especially collected control sample. As yet, they cannot be compared to a central database, unless the area in question has already been identified; with the use databases being highly contested within the …
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Human provenancing - combined isotopic and genetic profiling of limited bone and teeth material of ancient human remains
The ability to identify and to trace the origin and movement of individuals is of major interest in forensics, archaeology and anthropology. To date, DNA profiling is still the most effective approach for human identification. Despite the success story of DNA profiling, there is a constant search …
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Mapping the Composition and Distribution of Medieval Pottery in South East Wales
This thesis is concerned with the provenancing by chemical analysis, or chemical fingerprinting, of Welsh medieval ceramics.<br/><br/>The study initially presents an overview and summary of our knowledge of the medieval Welsh ceramic industry as it currently stands. Subsequent chapters present …
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Radioanalytical multi-elemental analysis : new methodology and archaeometric applications
… technique has not been fully explored for the provenancing of Egyptian limestone sculpture. A combination of the elemental concentration data and rigorous statistical methods is used to study the compositional differences between known ancient quarries. Obsidian is an important component of …
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Ceramic production in a Roman frontier zone: A comparative Neutron Activation and Petro-Textural analysis of Roman coarse pottery from selected sites on and around the Antonine wall, Scotland.
… of' site Daub samples linked to more traditional provenancing techniques, in all but one case the ware groups could be assigned to the source sites, where contrasting production modes could be identified with military as opposed to civilian production.
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An investigation of ostrich eggshell bead size variability and the introduction of cup morphology
… production, patterns of use wear and isotopic provenancing. Despite many advances over the years, studies focusing on measurements continue to aid in the interpretation of the findings from these new and novel methodologies. This thesis follows the tradition of earlier metric studies by …