Determining Geologic Sources of Artifact Copper

George Rapp is Regents' Professor of Geoarchaeology and Director of the Archaeometry Laboratory at the University of Minnesota.

...for college students and others wishing to learn about copper metallurgy, its methods and foibles, this is an excellent introduction. -- K. Kris Hirst, Journalist About.Com ...[D]estined to become a vital reference for any future geoarchaeological investigation of native copper. The volume realizes its goals and should stimulate much discussion on this understudies topic. Rapp's longstanding commitment to the provenance of native copper has resulted in a very readable and straightforward monograph that demonstrates the value of multidisciplinary research and the limitless potential of geoarchaeology...this volume will certainly inspire others to build on, replicate, and possible even challenge this seminal work. Geoarchaeology My enjoyment, perhaps, is the greatest accolade for the monograph; this treatise on copper sourcing research clearly expresses the universality of archaeological problems and our attempts to solve them. American Antiquity ...a concise, substantive, readable chronicle of their efforts to streamline this specific technique for use on a particular class of raw material and on the prehistoric material culture industry associated with it. It represents a monumental step forward in native copper sourcing studies. Society For Archaeological Sciences Bulletin ...a concise, substantive, readable chronicle of their efforts to streamline this specific technique for use on a particular class of raw material and on the prehistoric material culture industry associated with it. It represents a monumental step forward in native copper sourcing studies. Society For Archaeological Sciences Bulletin ...for college students and others wishing to learn about copper metallurgy, its methods and foibles, this is an excellent introduction. -- K. Kris Hirst, Journalist About.Com

• Chapter 1 List of Figures Chapter 2 List of Tables Chapter 3 Preface Chapter 4 Acknowledgments Chapter 5 Introduction Chapter 6 North American Native Copper Deposits Chapter 7 Selected Copper Sources Chapter 8 Neutron Activation Analysis Chapter 9 The Database and Data Quality Chapter 10 The Diagnostic Trace Elements Chapter 11 Statistics and Discrimination Analysis Chapter 12 Results Chapter 13 Sourcing Native Copper Artifacts Chapter 14 Conclusion Chapter 15 Appendices Chapter 16 Glossary Chapter 17 Bibliography Chapter 18 Index