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Maritime Archaeology (special section) - SAS Bulletin 39.1

2016, SAS Bulletin

Archaeometry could be broadly defined as the interdisciplinary field where knowledge and analytical methods and techniques from natural and applied sciences have enhanced research carried out in Archaeology. Maritime archaeology, in particular, show an increasing interest in the application of archaeometric tools to a plethora of sites, including shipwrecks, harbors, dockyards, military batteries, and coastal cities. Advances made so far in the identification of materials and manufacturing methods, dating, provenance, in situ and laboratory conservation, exploration and survey, can be highlighted. The Society for Archaeological Sciences Bulletin has a special section focused on archaeometric research in the field of maritime archaeology. This section aims to communicate the recent developments through the upcoming conferences, courses and fieldworks; published journals and papers; book reviews; recent thesis; innovative methods and techniques; and ongoing investigations.

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