Definition: Edward V. Sayre is a nuclear chemist who in the 1960s developed a technique for identifying the origins of the source materials of archaeological glass, by using neutron activation analysis. Sayre worked at the Brookhaven National Laboratory, and was subsequently Director of Research at Boston’s Museum of Fine Arts, and the Smithsonian Institution’s Conservation Analytical Laboratory. For over fifty years he has continued to contribute to the study of archaeometry in the areas of conservation and technical analysis of artifacts.
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This glossary entry is part of the Dictionary of Archaeology. Sources for the term include the references listed on the front page of the Dictionary, and the websites listed in the sidebar.
