MASCA Publications

MASCA Research Papers in Science and Archaeology, currently available:

Huss-Ashmore, Vol. 5: Coping with Seasonal Constraints
Fleming, Vol. 6: History of Technology
Crabtree, Vol. 6 Supplement: Early Animal Domestication and its Cultural Context
Biers, Vol. 7: Organic Contents of Ancient Vessels
Miller, Vol. 7 Supplement: Economy and Settlement in the Near East
Glumac, Vol. 8: Recent Trends in Archaeometallurgical Research
Crabtree, Vol. 8 Supplement: Animal Use and Culture Change
Huss-Ashmore, Vol. 9: Health and Lifestyle Change
Pearsall, Vol. 10: Current Research in Phytolith Analysis
Sidell, Vol. 10 Supplement: A Methodology for the Identification of Archaeological Eggshells
Biers, Vol. 11: Lost Scents
Childs, Vol. 11 Supplement: Society, Culture, and Technology in Africa
Ryan, Vol. 12: The Symbolic Role of Animals in Archaeology
Campana, Vol. 12 Supplement: Before Farming
Hamilton, Vol. 13: Technology and Social Change in Belgic Gaul
Zettler, Vol. 14: Subsistence And Settlement in a Marginal Environment
Nelson, Vol. 15: Ancestors for the Pigs
Shimada, Vol. 15 Supplement: Andean Ceramics
Pigott, Vol. 16: The Archaeometallurgy of the Asian Old World

**For further information on the availability of these volumes, please contact the series editor, Kathleen Ryan.
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BOOKS BY THE STAFF
Fleming, S.J. 2001: VINUM: The Story of Roman Wine. Art Flair, Glen Mills.

____. 1999: Roman Glass: Reflections on Cultural Change. University of Pennsylvania Museum, Philadelphia.

____. 1997: Roman Glass: Reflections of Everyday Life. University of Pennsylvania Museum, Philadelphia.

____., B. Fishman, D. O'Connor, and D. Silverman, 1980: The Egyptian Mummy: Secrets and Science. University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia.

Miller, N.F. and K. Abdi (eds.) 2003: Yeki Bud, Yeki Nabud: Essays on the Archaeology of Iran in Honor of William H. Sumner. The Cotsen Institute of Archaeology, University of California, Los Angeles.

Ryan, K. (consulting ed.) 2003: East African Archaeology: Foragers, Potters, Smiths and Traders. University of Pennsylvania Museum, Philadelphia.
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SCIENCE SCOPE
Over the period of September 1981 to May 1988, Stuart Fleming was “Science Scope” columnist for Archaeology magazine. The listing that follows is organized by Archaeology volume number. A limited number of reprints are available for most of these articles, particularly those marked with an asterisk. For more information, please contact the author Dr. Stuart Fleming.

1981
34.5: Solving Archaeological Problems: Asking the Right Questions
34.6: Saving Stone Monuments
35.1: Health Problems in the Ancient World
35.2: Freewheeling in Fakes
35.3: Alchemy and the Ancient: Shattered Dreams?*
35.4: Life in Ancient Egypt: Harsh Realities
35.5: Crumbling Facades: A Story of Pollution
35.6: The False Economics of Rome

1982
36.1: The Leper’s Dilemma
36.2: Folk Medicine of the Delaware Indians
36.3: Super Swordsmiths
36.4: Where did All the Wood Go?*
36.5: The Tale of Cochineal: Insect Farming in the New World
36.6: Gallic Waterpower: The Mills of Barbegal

1983
37.1: Industrial Revolution in the Making
37.2: Newton’s Gold: A Quarrel over Quality
37.3: The Life and Times of a Williamsburg Apothecary
37.4: Pigments in History: The Growth of the Traditional Palette
37.5: Health Care in Norman England
37.6: Asian Rice: A Crop on the Move

1984
38.1: The City of Ankhor Wat: A Royal Observatory on Life?*
38.2: Controversy over Smalt
38.3: Greek Medicine: Humors in Harmony
38.4: Islamic Science in Baghdad: A Greek Inheritance
38.5: Nineteenth Century Pennsylvania Iron-Making
38.6: Ukiyo-e Painting: An Art Tradition Under Stress

1985
39.1: Halley’s Comet, Old and New
39.2: Plague: The Medieval Scourge
39.3: Josiah Wedgwood: A Potter of Fashion
39.4: Water Clocks: A Story of Archimedean Ingenuity
39.5: Medieval Metallurgy: The Monastic Influence
39.6: Smallpox in History: A Killer at Court

1986
40.1: Stories of European Gilded Porcelain*
40.2: Infant Sacrifice at Pachacamac, Peru
40.3: Limning: A Noble Approach to Painting*
40.4: Japanese Urushi: The Finishing Touch*
40.5: The Search for Nothing: Boyle’s Experience with a Vacuum
40.6: Early Chinese Astronomy: A Sidetracked Science

1987
41.1: Musings on Midwifery
41.2: From Road to Rail
41.3: Classical Artillery