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Geological Society, London, Special Publications; 2006; v. 257; p. 1-8;
DOI: 10.1144/GSL.SP.2006.257.01.01
© 2006 Geological Society of London

Archaeometry: quo vadis?

Marino Maggetti

University of Fribourg, Department of Geosciences, Mineralogy and Petrography, Chemin du Musée 6, CH-1700 Fribourg, Switzerland marino.maggetti{at}unifr.ch

First, a brief overview of the tasks and the historical development of archaeometry will be given. Although archaeometry is generally doing well, a few issues currently faced by this discipline will be outlined. These include: (1) funding for projects and research positions; (2) the appeal of archaeometry to a new generation of academics; (3) the standard of publications; (4) the safeguarding of and the immediate access to scientific data.