Title: Australasian connections and new directions
Description: "The 7th Australasian Archaeometry Conference was held at t he University of Auckland from February 5 th to the 9 th 2001 under the auspices of the Centre for Archaeological Research and the Department of Anthropology. There were 81 full conference delegates in attendance from 10 countries and 61 papers were presented in 7 different sessions covering all the major areas of current research in archaeometry and archaeological science. Thirty three of the papers presented are contained in these proceedings. From Antarctica to Japan and from DNA to stone tools, this volume provides a useful overview of the issues, geographical areas and scientists who are leading archaeometric research in the greater Pacific region. In particular the volume speaks of the important and lively cooperation that exists between archaeology and the physical and biological sciences in Australasia."--Back cover.
Subjects: Archaeometry, Congresses, Archaeology, Methodology