Geological materials in archaeological findings

Conference presentation

• Author: Marta Mileusnić https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3776-3661
• Author's institution: University of Zagreb; Faculty of Mining, Geology and Petroleum Engineering; (Department of Mineralogy, Petrology and Mineral Resources)
• Scientific / art field, discipline and subdiscipline: NATURAL SCIENCES; Geology

Abstract (english)

Geological materials are significant part of archaeological findings. They can be found
unchanged or slightly changed (eg. in the form of jewellery, simple tools, pigments).
On the other hand, they can be significantly altered forming man-made materials
(eg. glass, ceramics).
The main goals of this presentation are: (1) to classify different geological materials such
as minerals, rocks, soils, sediments and ores, and present their usage in ancient times; (2)
to describe their occurrences and availability in the nature with emphasis on the area of
today’s Croatia and south-eastern Europe; (3) to describe their characteristics which made
them raw materials, as well as their changes during technological processes; and (4) to
describe tools for provenance determinations.
Purpose of the presentation is to acquaint archaeological audience with the possibilities
and problems of provenance analysis.

• Language: english
• Peer review: Peer review - international
• URN:NBN: urn:nbn:hr:169:967340
• Presentation date: 2015-12-02
• Conference: Title: 3rd Scientific Conference Methodology and Archaeometry; Acronym: MetArh; Location: Zagreb, Croatia; Organizer: Odsjek za arheologiju, Filozofski fakultet, Sveučilište u Zagrebu = Department of Archaeology, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, University of Zagreb; Start date: 2015-12-02; End date: 2015-12-03; Assembly type: Keynote speech
• Document URL: http://www.ffzg.unizg.hr/metarh/download/Book_of_abstracts.pdf
• Type of resource: Text
• Access conditions: Open access
• Created on: 2020-09-07 09:40:32