同位素考古学：从金属、矿物和骨骼中解读过去。

Isotope archaeology: reading the past in metals, minerals, and bone.

作者信息

Stos-Gale Z A

出版信息

Endeavour. 1992;16(2):85-90. doi: 10.1016/0160-9327(92)90007-c.

Abstract

The latest edition of the Oxford Dictionary (1989) defines archaeology as '... the scientific study of the remains and monuments of the prehistoric period'. It is not surprising, therefore, that modern archaeology draws as much as possible on scientific methods of investigation developed in other fields. In the last ten years the powerful method of quantitative isotope analysis has brought a new dimension to the examination of archaeological finds.

摘要

最新版的《牛津词典》（1989年）将考古学定义为“……对史前时期遗迹和古迹的科学研究”。因此，现代考古学尽可能借鉴其他领域所开发的科学研究方法也就不足为奇了。在过去十年中，强大的定量同位素分析方法为考古发现的研究带来了新的维度。