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Strength Testing Archaeological Ceramics: New Approaches and Applications

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  26 February 2011

Mark A. Neupert
Mark A. Neupert*
Affiliation:
University of Arizona, Laboratory of Traditional Technology, Department of Anthropology, Tucson, AZ. 85721
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Abstract

A modified biaxial flexure format is developed for testing the strength of archaeological ceramics. Laboratory experiments demonstrate the reliability of this approach. Two archaeological examples are presented, using pottery from the site of Tikal in Guatemala, and several sites in the northern Southwest region of the United States.

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Research Article
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MRS Online Proceedings Library (OPL) , Volume 352: Symposium – Materials Issues in Art and Archaeology IV , 1995 , 325
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Copyright © Materials Research Society 1995

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