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Is a focus on 'recycling' useful? A wider look at metal mutability and the chemical character of copper alloys. [PDF]

Archaeometry, 2022
Abstract Recycling is increasingly visible in archaeological descriptions of technology. This has a range of benefits as we attempt to engage with the full complexity of the material past. However, this paper examines in more detail whether a singular focus on recycling is positive for archaeological science.
Bray P.
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New scientific analyses reveal mixing of copper sources in the early Iron Age metal production at Ili, western China. [PDF]

Archaeometry, 2022
Abstract The crucial role that Xinjiang played in cultural communication across the Eurasian steppe in prehistory is evidenced by the large number of copper‐based objects that represent the early metallurgical technologies found across this region. Our research adds new chemical and isotopic analyses of 44 copper‐based objects dated to the early Iron ...
Liu C, Liu R, Zhu S, Wu J, Pollard AM, Cui J, Tong J, Huan L, Hsu YK.   +8 more
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Comparative microstructural and elemental analysis of iron artefacts from Kaveri valley archaeological sites

Archaeometry, Volume 65, Issue 6, Page 1246-1259, December 2023., 2023
Abstract Iron has been one of the most critical technotraditions that had lasting impact on social formation throughout the Iron Age and historical period. Iron was used in warfare and subsistence economy. Our knowledge on ancient iron smelting and working have generally been derived from ethnography and ethnohistory, which is by all means, time ...
Nishkarsh Srivastava, Amit Kumar Singh, Alok Kumar Kanungo, Amit Arora, Karaigowder Rajan, Veerasamy Selvakumar   +5 more
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First results of metallographic analysis and absolute dating of iron finds from Nowe Brzesko, site 26, Proszowice District

Archaeometry, Volume 65, Issue 3, Page 587-602, June 2023., 2023
Abstract This paper presents the results of analyses of metal artefacts discovered at a multiphase site in Nowe Brzesko, Małopolskie Voivodeship, Poland. Fieldwalking prospection led to the discovery of steely iron objects, ploughed out on the site among other numerous archeological finds.
C. Matthias Hüls, Jan Bulas, Michał Kasiński, Magdalena Okońska‐Bulas   +3 more
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Maritime connections in the Western Mediterranean and access to copper resources in the Balearic Islands during the Late Bronze Age: Isotopic characterization of the bronze deposit at Es Mitjà Gran, Mallorca

Archaeometry, Volume 64, Issue 4, Page 898-915, August 2022., 2022
Abstract A very notable phenomenon took place during the final stages of the Late Bronze Age in the Balearic Islands: ritualistic, votive deposits of certain bronze objects. Of the various deposits that have been discovered, that at Es Mitjà Gran in Mallorca is among the most significant in terms of both the variety and number of objects found. Isotope
Bartomeu Llull Estarellas, Laura Perelló Mateo, Manuel Calvo Trias   +2 more
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From OXALID to GlobaLID: Introducing a modern and FAIR lead isotope database with an interactive application

Archaeometry, Volume 64, Issue 4, Page 935-950, August 2022., 2022
Abstract Lead isotope provenance studies of archaeological artefacts rely crucially on the availability of reference data from raw material sources. The OXALID database, a collection of Excel sheets with Pb isotope data of ores and artefacts, is still the most cited data source in archaeometry. However, OXALID has not been updated for several years and
Sabine Klein, Thomas Rose, Katrin J. Westner, Yiu‐Kang Hsu   +3 more
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Identifying mixtures of metals by multi‐isotope analysis: Disentangling the relationships of the Early Bronze Age swords of the Apa–Hajdúsámson type and associated objects

Archaeometry, Volume 64, Issue S1, Page 44-74, June 2022., 2022
Abstract This pilot study addresses the analytical characterisation of 26 well‐known bronze objects of the Early and Middle Bronze Age of Central and Northern Europe. Besides swords and axes of the hoards from Apa, Téglás and Hajdúsámson, the investigation includes the famous Sky Disc and its accompanying finds from the Nebra hoard and several full ...
Daniel Berger, Gerhard Brügmann, Jan‐Heinrich Bunnefeld, Ernst Pernicka   +3 more
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Study of a Late Bronze Age Casting Mould and Its Black Residue by 3D Imaging, pXRF, SEM-EDS, Micro-FTIR and Micro-Raman

Heritage, 2021
In the present work, a fragment of a stone mould recently found in Galicia (NW Spain) was studied by multiple analytical techniques approach involving 3D optical imaging reconstruction to obtain data about the shape of the mould, typology of artefact ...
Elin Figueiredo, Carlo Bottaini, Catarina Miguel, Aaron Lackinger, José Mirão, Beatriz Comendador Rey   +5 more
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Casting techniques of cannonballs from the Akko 1 shipwreck: Archaeometallurgical investigation [PDF]

Journal of Mining and Metallurgy. Section B: Metallurgy, 2013
Eleven cannonballs were found in the Akko 1 shipwreck; two of them, a 9-pdr and a 24-pdr, were retrieved and studied using archaeometallurgical methods. Findings are reported in the present work. The aim of this research was to study the manufacturing
Cvikel D., Mentovich E.D., Ashkenazi D., Kahanov Y.   +3 more
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Making metals in East Africa and beyond: archaeometallurgy in Azania, 1966-2015 [PDF]

, 2015
Over the course of the last 50 years, the field of archaeometallurgy has grown dramatically, becoming firmly established within the realm of archaeological science.
Iles, L.E., Lyaya, E.
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