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The Annals of “Dunarea de Jos” University of Galati. Fascicle IX, Metallurgy and Materials Science, 2020 Although it appeared in Romania 50 years ago, archaeometallurgy is still treated as a new discipline, despite the fact that it was understood from the beginning that this science, by its methods and by the correct interpretation of the results obtained ...
Ovidiu Vasile UDRESCU
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A Sardinian early 1st millennium BC bronze axe from Motya [PDF]
, 2020 An Iron Age bronze axe was found in Motya (Sicily, Italy) in a prehistoric layer dating from the 10th century BC underneath the 4th century BC patrician residency known as “Casa dei mosaici”.
BERNABALE, MARTINA +5 more
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Archaeometry, Volume 68, Issue S1, Page S103-S115, April 2026.ABSTRACT Twelve metal artifacts from recent excavations at the Sasanian archaeological site of Jahāngir in western Iran have been analyzed. These items include both decorative and utilitarian artifacts. The samples were examined using micro‐X‐ray fluorescence (μ‐XRF), scanning electron microscopy with energy‐dispersive X‐ray spectroscopy (SEM‐EDS), and
Omid Oudbashi +2 more
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The Emergence of Complex Silver Metallurgy in the Americas: A Case Study from the Lake Titicaca Basin of Southern Peru [PDF]
, 2016 This paper discusses the emergence of silver metallurgy some two millennia ago in the south central Andes. It is argued that the availability of multiple abundant resources and a high population density were instrumental in the development of this ...
Huff, JA +3 more
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Archaeometry, Volume 67, Issue 3, Page 552-569, June 2025.Abstract The Bronze and Early Iron Ages witnessed a significant increase in trade relations driven by the search for valuable metals. This paper presents new insights into the use of galena from the Silesia and Krakow Upland region in southern Poland, known as the ‘Olkusz ore deposits’, within the context of metal ores in prehistoric Europe.
E. Miśta‐Jakubowska +10 more
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The multidisciplinary approach (archaeology and archaeometry) to bloomsmithing activities in France: examples of results from the last twenty years [PDF]
, 2011 Over the last twenty years, archaeological and archaeometrical research implemented in France has made it possible to define the various stages of the chaîne opératoire in iron and steelmaking as well as the indicators that are linked to them ...
Bauvais, Sylvain +4 more
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Women, Men, and the Legal Languages of Mining in the Colonial Andes [PDF]
, 2016 Histories of colonial Latin American mining have cemented the image of a scientifically backward society whose pursuit of easy wealth sacrificed the lives of indigenous and African miners in places like Potosí. By examining a mid seventeenth-century mine
Allison Margaret Bigelow
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Geoarchaeology, Volume 40, Issue 1, January/February 2025.ABSTRACT This research addresses the territorial organisation of metallurgical production during the El Argar Bronze Age (2200–1550 cal bc) in the inner areas of El Argar territory through lead‐isotope and trace element analyses of geological copper ores, archaeometallurgical remains and copper‐based artefacts.
M. Murillo‐Barroso +8 more
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UISPP Journal, 2019 In 1990s, two early medieval swords from the Great Moravian centre of Staré Město (Czech Republic) were examined metallographically in order to describe the way of their production in details.
Jiří Hošek +2 more
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Archaeometry, Volume 66, Issue 6, Page 1297-1312, December 2024.Abstract This research investigates the correlation between colour perception and the circulation of silver in China during the Ming (1368–1644 CE) and Qing (1644–1911 CE) dynasties. The primary aim is to deepen our understanding of how silver alloys were perceived and experienced in this historical context while also situating our study within the ...
Lin Sun +5 more
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