Robert L Folk
Biographic Data
| ID | 4322715 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Robert L Folk |
| GIVEN NAMES | Robert L |
| FAMILY NAME | Folk |
| SIGNATURE | FOLK R L |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 8 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 31 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 8 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1954 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1984 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
The Dawn of Iron Smelting in Palestine
Room 1 of a large Late Bronze II building at Tel Yin'am in the eastern Lower Galilee of Israel yielded remains of an industrial installation. On the basis of the data furnished in this report, we suggest the possibility that the industrial installation served as a primitive, perhaps not successful, iron smelter datable to the 13th century B.C. This discovery contributes to our knowledge of early iron technology and has significance for the histor…
An Early Iron-Age Layer of Glass Made from Plants at Tel Yin'am, Israel
A layer of vesicular blue-green glass occurs in the 12th century–B.C. level of Tel Yin'am. The glass was formed by fusion of plant parts rich in opal phytoliths, and is 75% SiO2 with a high K2O/Na2O ratio. Surviving plant structures (now converted to tridymite pseudomorphs) indicate that the material fused was from a grain of some type, perhaps wheat beards. The glass layer overlies nests of probable rodent droppings, now converted mainly to arag…
Archeological Geology of Tel Yin'am, Galilee, Israel
Tel Yin'am, in Lower Galilee, was almost continually inhabited from Neolithic through Late Roman-Early Christian times. The settlement was placed on an alluvial fan at the base of a basalt fault scarp; this location provided good water, abundant pre-sized building stones, and fertile soil. Vesicular basalt was used for grinders, scoria for scrubbers, and chert for cutting implements. A quantitative unit for evaluating pavement wear is introduced.…
Dating of Lime Mortar by 14 C
Successful Technique for Dating of Lime Mortar by Carbon-14
Lime mortar can be dated successfully by the following important modificationsin technique: 1) crushing and sieving to remove inert aggregate; 2) acidization of live mortar and taking only the first fraction of gas evolved, that fraction which has least contamination; 3) correction of results by σC13 and dendrochronology. We have applied this technique to buildings in Stobi with generally successful results
Perspectives
Successful Technique for Dating of Lime Mortar by Carbon-14
The Distinction between Grain Size and Mineral Composition in Sedimentary-Rock Nomenclature
A system of grain-size nomenclature of terrigenous sediments and sedimentary rocks is introduced wherein fifteen major textural groups are defined on the ratios of gravel, sand, silt, and clay. Further subdivision of each class is based on the median diameter of each size fraction present. Next, the mineral composition of terrigenous sedimentary rocks is considered. A triangular diagram is used to define eight rock types (orthoquartzite, arkose, …
Successful Technique for Dating of Lime Mortar by Carbon-14
Successful Technique for Dating of Lime Mortar by Carbon-14
Lime mortar can be dated successfully by the following important modificationsin technique: 1) crushing and sieving to remove inert aggregate; 2) acidization of live mortar and taking only the first fraction of gas evolved, that fraction which has least contamination; 3) correction of results by σC13 and dendrochronology. We have applied this technique to buildings in Stobi with generally successful results
The Dawn of Iron Smelting in Palestine
Room 1 of a large Late Bronze II building at Tel Yin'am in the eastern Lower Galilee of Israel yielded remains of an industrial installation. On the basis of the data furnished in this report, we suggest the possibility that the industrial installation served as a primitive, perhaps not successful, iron smelter datable to the 13th century B.C. This discovery contributes to our knowledge of early iron technology and has significance for the histor…
An Early Iron-Age Layer of Glass Made from Plants at Tel Yin'am, Israel
A layer of vesicular blue-green glass occurs in the 12th century–B.C. level of Tel Yin'am. The glass was formed by fusion of plant parts rich in opal phytoliths, and is 75% SiO2 with a high K2O/Na2O ratio. Surviving plant structures (now converted to tridymite pseudomorphs) indicate that the material fused was from a grain of some type, perhaps wheat beards. The glass layer overlies nests of probable rodent droppings, now converted mainly to arag…
Archeological Geology of Tel Yin'am, Galilee, Israel
Tel Yin'am, in Lower Galilee, was almost continually inhabited from Neolithic through Late Roman-Early Christian times. The settlement was placed on an alluvial fan at the base of a basalt fault scarp; this location provided good water, abundant pre-sized building stones, and fertile soil. Vesicular basalt was used for grinders, scoria for scrubbers, and chert for cutting implements. A quantitative unit for evaluating pavement wear is introduced.…
The Distinction between Grain Size and Mineral Composition in Sedimentary-Rock Nomenclature
A system of grain-size nomenclature of terrigenous sediments and sedimentary rocks is introduced wherein fifteen major textural groups are defined on the ratios of gravel, sand, silt, and clay. Further subdivision of each class is based on the median diameter of each size fraction present. Next, the mineral composition of terrigenous sedimentary rocks is considered. A triangular diagram is used to define eight rock types (orthoquartzite, arkose, …
Successful Technique for Dating of Lime Mortar by Carbon-14
Lime mortar can be dated successfully by the following important modificationsin technique: 1) crushing and sieving to remove inert aggregate; 2) acidization of live mortar and taking only the first fraction of gas evolved, that fraction which has least contamination; 3) correction of results by σC13 and dendrochronology. We have applied this technique to buildings in Stobi with generally successful results
Perspectives
Successful Technique for Dating of Lime Mortar by Carbon-14
Dating of Lime Mortar by 14 C
Archeological Geology of Tel Yin'am, Galilee, Israel
Tel Yin'am, in Lower Galilee, was almost continually inhabited from Neolithic through Late Roman-Early Christian times. The settlement was placed on an alluvial fan at the base of a basalt fault scarp; this location provided good water, abundant pre-sized building stones, and fertile soil. Vesicular basalt was used for grinders, scoria for scrubbers, and chert for cutting implements. A quantitative unit for evaluating pavement wear is introduced.…
An Early Iron-Age Layer of Glass Made from Plants at Tel Yin'am, Israel
A layer of vesicular blue-green glass occurs in the 12th century–B.C. level of Tel Yin'am. The glass was formed by fusion of plant parts rich in opal phytoliths, and is 75% SiO2 with a high K2O/Na2O ratio. Surviving plant structures (now converted to tridymite pseudomorphs) indicate that the material fused was from a grain of some type, perhaps wheat beards. The glass layer overlies nests of probable rodent droppings, now converted mainly to arag…
The Dawn of Iron Smelting in Palestine
Room 1 of a large Late Bronze II building at Tel Yin'am in the eastern Lower Galilee of Israel yielded remains of an industrial installation. On the basis of the data furnished in this report, we suggest the possibility that the industrial installation served as a primitive, perhaps not successful, iron smelter datable to the 13th century B.C. This discovery contributes to our knowledge of early iron technology and has significance for the histor…
Archaeology (7 works) · Geology (5 works) · Geology (5 works) · History (5 works) · Archaeology and ancient environmental studies (4 works) · Geography (4 works) · History (4 works) · Lime (4 works) · Materials Science (4 works) · Metallurgy (4 works)