Hi Teemu,
Certainly, this was proposed by Peter Northover over a decade ago for
metal objects, and bronzes in particular. For some objects much of what has
been done to the object is preserved in details of its surface and
microstructure. Given time and access to a sufficiently wide range of
facilities it is possible to decode the information. Unfortunately, for most
object the final two stages of its life corrosion in the soil and conservation
remove the much of the evidence. Even, for those objects in good condition, the
pressures of post-excavation schedules which mean that he objects reach us just
before the final report has to be written means that there is only time for the
most rudimentary examination.
I will ask Peter for title papers outlining this sort of work.
I will also let you have the second draft of a paper that I am working
on which is relevant to this subject in a limited way for iron objects, when I
have completed the maths sometime next month.
> I am wondering if there is anyone out there among the archaeology
> professionals who is considering or studying the biographies of
> archaeological artefacts. Or maybe some sort of an flowmodel to clear up
> the picture of an artefacts life history...
>
> If anyone recognizes something familiar, please do comment about what are
> you particularly doing or have done.
>
> With regards
> Teemu Kokko
>
Chris Salter
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