num_pages: 288
description: An invaluable field textbook Objects examines detailed case studies to provide a brilliantly clear and comprehensible guide to the different methods and approaches (cultural forensic and technical) which can and have been used to study ancient artefacts. From the Bayeux Tapestry to small medieval brass pins medieval wooden doors to Saxon jewellery Chris Caples integral text deals with a full range of materials and clearly and simply explains key scientific techniques technology anthropological jargon and historical approaches. Key demonstrations Revealing answers to crucial questions  such Can DNA be obtained from objects? Why do people x-ray ancient artefacts? Can you determine the source of metal objects from their trace elements?  Objects is an absolutely essential text for students of archaeology museum studies and conservation.
language: English
title: Objects: Reluctant Witnesses to the Past
publisher: Routledge