Scientific methods and cultural heritage [electronic resource] : an introduction to the application of materials science to archaeometry and conservation science / Gilberto Artioli with contributions from I. Angelini ... [et al.]. Artioli, Gilberto, 1957- Historic preservation. Cultural property Protection. Archaeometry. Materials science. Archaeological physics. Forensic archaeology. CC135 363.690153 22 Includes bibliographical references and index. Description based on print version record. Artioli provides an introduction to the methods and rationales of the scientific investigation of cultural heritage materials with an emphasis placed on the analytical strategies, modes of operation and resulting information rather than on technicalities. Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2010. 2010. 2010 Text 1 online resource (536 p., [16] p. of plates) : http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199548262.001.0001 eng