Andrew Meek
Biographic Data
| ID | 3946563 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Andrew Meek |
| GIVEN NAMES | Andrew |
| FAMILY NAME | Meek |
| SIGNATURE | MEEK A |
| AFFILIATIONS | British Museum |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-7380-4278 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 11 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 14 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 11 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1913 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Threads of War: Scientific Analysis of the Dyes, Fibres and Mordants Used in the Production of Afghan War Rugs
So-called ‘war rugs’ started being produced in Afghanistan after the Soviet invasion in 1979. These textiles have sparked debate as symbols of resilience and political commentary but also as controversial commodification of human suffering. However, their manufacture and materiality have not been studied so far. In the framework of the British Museum exhibition “War rugs: Afghanistan’s knotted history”, a scientific investigation was conducted on…
High alumina plant ash (v-Na-Al) glass bangles from Siraf: Clarifications on a Central Asian glass group (9th-14th century)
Shattered glass of Beirut: Collaboration between the Archaeological Museum (American University of Beirut) and international partners following the 2020 port explosion
The Archaeological Museum at the American University of Beirut (AUB) lies approximately 3 km west of the main port of Beirut, the site of the massive explosion that sent a catastrophic shockwave through the city on 4 August 2020. A display case containing Classical and early Islamic period glass vessels was smashed against the museum’s stone floor, shattering 72 vessels into thousands of shards. This paper overviews how the Archaeological Museum …
Pottery technology in the Tang dynasty (ninth century ad ): Archaeometric analyses of a Gongyi sherd found at Siraf, Iran
In 1969–70, a single Tang dynasty blue‐spotted Gongyi sherd was found at Siraf, Iran, the main trading port on the Persian Gulf in the early Islamic period. This is the only known example of Chinese blue‐and‐white ware, whether low‐ or high‐fired, found in the Middle East from such an early date. The sherd provides direct archaeological evidence for the Indian Ocean trade between China and the Middle East in the ninth century ad . The body paste,…
(Re)sources: Origins of metals in Late Period Egypt
Discerning differences: Ion beam analysis of ancient faience from Naukratis and Rhodes
Faience technology was known in Egypt since the Predynastic Period and practiced for a period also in Bronze Age Greece, but, having been lost, was reintroduced to the Greek world only in the first half of the first millennium BC. The Greek island of Rhodes and the Greek-Egyptian trade harbour of Naukratis in the Nile Delta are suspected to be key centres of early Greek-style faience production, exporting amulets and vessels across the Mediterran…
Ion beam analysis of glass inlays from the Staffordshire Anglo-Saxon Hoard
A Newly Discovered Minoan Faience Plaque From the Knossos Town Mosaic in the Bristol City Museum and Art Gallery: A Technological Insight
This article presents the curatorial context of a newly discovered fragment of Minoan faience, now in the Bristol City Museum and Art Gallery (BCMAG), and the technological study conducted on this piece at the British Museum. It also discusses the British Museum study of comparable fragments, now in the Ashmolean Museum, belonging to the Town Mosaic from Knossos, an important and unique find brought to light during Sir Arthur Evans's excavations …
Scientific Investigation of Faience Fragments Attributed to the T Own M Osaic at K Nossos
We analysed a faience fragment from B ristol M useum and A rt G allery, to determine whether it belonged to the T own M osaic, excavated at K nossos. Three T own M osaic fragments from the A shmolean M useum, O xford were also examined. The objects were analysed using non‐destructive variable‐pressure scanning electron microscopy with energy‐dispersive X ‐ray spectrometry. The B ristol object's composition and microstructures are similar to those…
Geochemistry of sauceboats excavated from Independence National Historical Park (Philadelphia): Evidence for a Bonnin and Morris (c. 1770–73) provenance and implications for the development of nascent…
Islands of the Western Pacific
(Re)sources: Origins of metals in Late Period Egypt
Ion beam analysis of glass inlays from the Staffordshire Anglo-Saxon Hoard
Geochemistry of sauceboats excavated from Independence National Historical Park (Philadelphia): Evidence for a Bonnin and Morris (c. 1770–73) provenance and implications for the development of nascent…
Islands of the Western Pacific
Pottery technology in the Tang dynasty (ninth century ad ): Archaeometric analyses of a Gongyi sherd found at Siraf, Iran
In 1969–70, a single Tang dynasty blue‐spotted Gongyi sherd was found at Siraf, Iran, the main trading port on the Persian Gulf in the early Islamic period. This is the only known example of Chinese blue‐and‐white ware, whether low‐ or high‐fired, found in the Middle East from such an early date. The sherd provides direct archaeological evidence for the Indian Ocean trade between China and the Middle East in the ninth century ad . The body paste,…
Scientific Investigation of Faience Fragments Attributed to the T Own M Osaic at K Nossos
We analysed a faience fragment from B ristol M useum and A rt G allery, to determine whether it belonged to the T own M osaic, excavated at K nossos. Three T own M osaic fragments from the A shmolean M useum, O xford were also examined. The objects were analysed using non‐destructive variable‐pressure scanning electron microscopy with energy‐dispersive X ‐ray spectrometry. The B ristol object's composition and microstructures are similar to those…
Islands of the Western Pacific
Geochemistry of sauceboats excavated from Independence National Historical Park (Philadelphia): Evidence for a Bonnin and Morris (c. 1770–73) provenance and implications for the development of nascent…
Scientific Investigation of Faience Fragments Attributed to the T Own M Osaic at K Nossos
We analysed a faience fragment from B ristol M useum and A rt G allery, to determine whether it belonged to the T own M osaic, excavated at K nossos. Three T own M osaic fragments from the A shmolean M useum, O xford were also examined. The objects were analysed using non‐destructive variable‐pressure scanning electron microscopy with energy‐dispersive X ‐ray spectrometry. The B ristol object's composition and microstructures are similar to those…
A Newly Discovered Minoan Faience Plaque From the Knossos Town Mosaic in the Bristol City Museum and Art Gallery: A Technological Insight
This article presents the curatorial context of a newly discovered fragment of Minoan faience, now in the Bristol City Museum and Art Gallery (BCMAG), and the technological study conducted on this piece at the British Museum. It also discusses the British Museum study of comparable fragments, now in the Ashmolean Museum, belonging to the Town Mosaic from Knossos, an important and unique find brought to light during Sir Arthur Evans's excavations …
Discerning differences: Ion beam analysis of ancient faience from Naukratis and Rhodes
Faience technology was known in Egypt since the Predynastic Period and practiced for a period also in Bronze Age Greece, but, having been lost, was reintroduced to the Greek world only in the first half of the first millennium BC. The Greek island of Rhodes and the Greek-Egyptian trade harbour of Naukratis in the Nile Delta are suspected to be key centres of early Greek-style faience production, exporting amulets and vessels across the Mediterran…
Ion beam analysis of glass inlays from the Staffordshire Anglo-Saxon Hoard
(Re)sources: Origins of metals in Late Period Egypt
Pottery technology in the Tang dynasty (ninth century ad ): Archaeometric analyses of a Gongyi sherd found at Siraf, Iran
In 1969–70, a single Tang dynasty blue‐spotted Gongyi sherd was found at Siraf, Iran, the main trading port on the Persian Gulf in the early Islamic period. This is the only known example of Chinese blue‐and‐white ware, whether low‐ or high‐fired, found in the Middle East from such an early date. The sherd provides direct archaeological evidence for the Indian Ocean trade between China and the Middle East in the ninth century ad . The body paste,…
Shattered glass of Beirut: Collaboration between the Archaeological Museum (American University of Beirut) and international partners following the 2020 port explosion
The Archaeological Museum at the American University of Beirut (AUB) lies approximately 3 km west of the main port of Beirut, the site of the massive explosion that sent a catastrophic shockwave through the city on 4 August 2020. A display case containing Classical and early Islamic period glass vessels was smashed against the museum’s stone floor, shattering 72 vessels into thousands of shards. This paper overviews how the Archaeological Museum …
High alumina plant ash (v-Na-Al) glass bangles from Siraf: Clarifications on a Central Asian glass group (9th-14th century)
Threads of War: Scientific Analysis of the Dyes, Fibres and Mordants Used in the Production of Afghan War Rugs
So-called ‘war rugs’ started being produced in Afghanistan after the Soviet invasion in 1979. These textiles have sparked debate as symbols of resilience and political commentary but also as controversial commodification of human suffering. However, their manufacture and materiality have not been studied so far. In the framework of the British Museum exhibition “War rugs: Afghanistan’s knotted history”, a scientific investigation was conducted on…
Archaeology (8 works) · History (7 works) · Art (6 works) · Cultural Heritage Materials Analysis (6 works) · Geology (6 works) · Archaeology and ancient environmental studies (4 works) · Geography (4 works) · History (4 works) · Materials Science (4 works) · Mineralogy (4 works)