SAS Bulletin
Volume 20 Number 1/2 January /June 1997
Recent Publications
Revue díArcheometrie 21 (1997).
140 pages and 12 articles. Available for 140 FF from: GMPCA, Laboratoire
díArchéometrie, Université de Rennes 1, 35042 Rennes Cedex,
France. Back issues also 140 F each (1993-96); 130 F (1992); 120 F (1990-91);
115 F (1989); 110 F (1988); 100 F (1987); 90 F (1986).
Traces of the Past. Unraveling
the Secrets of Archaeology through Chemistry. Joseph B. Lambert. Helix
Books/Addison-Wesley, Reading, Massachusetts, 1997. 336 pp., 127 b&w
illustrations, 16 color plates, index. $30.00 (cloth). ISBN 0-201-40928-3.
Elsevierís Dictionary of Archaeological
Materials and Archaeometry, by Zvi Goffer, 1996. 464 pages, in English
with translations of 1374 terms in German, Spanish, French, Italian and
Portuguese. Available from Elsevier Science, PO Box 945, New York, NY 10159-0945,
tel 212-633-3730, fax 212-633-3680; e-mail: usinfo-f@elsevier.com.
ISBN 0-444-81949-5.
Archaeological Sediments and Soils:
Analysis, Interpretation and Management. Anthony J. Barham & Richard
I. Macphail (eds.). 239 pp., 37 figures, 29 plates. Institute of Archaeology,
University College London, 1995. $29.60. ISBN 0-905853-31-8.
Multilingual Dictionary of Lithic
Technology Terms. Compiled and edited by R. Marois, A.M. Groot de Mahecha,
J.E. Almeida, M.C. Mineiro Scatamacchi & E.B. Jelks. A compendium of
archaeological terms that refer to the production, usage, and formal description
of utilitarian stone artifacts, compiled from published sources with equivalencies
in English, French, Portuguese and Spanish. Available for $36.00 plus shipping
from: Instituto Panamericano de Geografia e Historia, Departamento de Distribucion
y Ventas, Apartado Postal 18879 - 11870 Mexico. Fax: 525-271-6172; e-mail:
ipgh@laneta.apc.org
Ground-Penetrating Radar. An Introduction
for Archaeologists. Lawrence B. Conyers & Dean Goodman. AltaMira
Press, 1997. 240 pp. $54.00 (cloth), ISBN 0-7619-8927-7; $26.95 (paper),
ISBN 0-7619-8928-5.
People, Plants, and Landscapes.
Studies in Paleoethnobotany. Kristin J. Gremillion (ed.). The University
of Alabama Press, 1997. 296 pp. $29.95 (paper).
Histoire & Mesure 9 no.
3/4 (1994). Special issue on archaeology, with 14 articles, 200 pages.
Contents: Introduction à líarchéométrie (A. Hesse);
La prospection archéologique: des mesures extensives sur deux dimensions
de líespace (A. Hesse); Le relevé de terrain en archéologie:
le système Arkéoplan (K. Gruel & O. Buschsenschutz);
Le tempes et la chronométrie en archéologie (J. Evin); La
caractérisation des archéométaux: résultats,
limites et perspectives (J.-N. Barrandon); Réflexions méthodologiques
sur les problèmes soulevés par la caractérisation
des obsidiennes (C. Chataigner); Pratiques artisanales des briquetiers
et archéomagnétisme des matériaux díargile cuite.
Une histoire de positions de cuisson (P. Lanos); Evaluation de líimpact
de líhomme sur la végétation: líapport de la palynologie
(H. Richard); Apports récents de líanthracologie à la connaissance
des paysages passés: performances et limites (L. Chabal); Líos et
sa mesure. Archéozoologie et archéométrie (L. Chaix
& J. Desse); Líanthropométrie (C. Simon); La paléodémographie
(C. Masset); Líarchéologue devant les moyens offerts par líarchéométrie
(L. Langouet); Archaeometry in Britain (M. Tite). Available for 125 F from:
Centrale des Revues, CDR, 11, rue Gossin, 92543 Montrouge Cedex, France;
Tel: 33-1-46-565266. Annual subscriptions 310 F (at least for 1995). First
special issue on Archaeology was vol. 5 no. 1/2 (1990).
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