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Quality from Kent: Preliminary results from the analysis of fifth‐ to seventh‐century silver alloys

open access: yesArchaeometry, EarlyView.
Abstract This paper explores early results from the chemical and lead isotope analysis of 30 silver‐alloy objects from southeast England dating between the fifth and seventh centuries CE, presenting limited aspects of the three main analyses that were conducted. First, a comparison of the results gained from surface x‐ray fluorescence (pXRF) values and
Toby F. Martin, Matthew J. Ponting
wiley   +1 more source

Bronze Jewellery from the Early Iron Age urn-field in Mała Kępa. An approach to casting technology

open access: yesArchives of Foundry Engineering, 2017
This study characterizes the bronze jewellery recovered from the Lusatian culture urn-field in Mała Kępa (Chełmno land, Poland). Among many common ornaments (e.g.
Garbacz-Klempka A.   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Social Partnership in Germany: Lessons for U.S. Labor and Management [PDF]

open access: yes, 1993
German industrial relations in the postwar period have made a major contribution to German industrial success. The German system is rooted in the explicit recognition of well organized interests: strong, assertive employers and employers\u27 associations
Turner, Lowell
core   +1 more source

The Provenance of Silver in the Viking‐Age Hoard From Bedale, North Yorkshire

open access: yesArchaeometry, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The acquisition of silver was a key motive propelling the Viking expansion out of Scandinavia; identifying the sources of Viking silver during the early part of the Viking Age can provide critical insights into the relative significance of western European and eastern, Islamic wealth in the Viking expansion.
Jane Kershaw   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

NUMSA and Solidarity's Responses to Technological Changes at the ArcelorMittal Vanderbijlpark Plant: Unions Caught on the Back Foot

open access: yesGlobal Labour Journal, 2014
Under the impact of globalisation and intensified international competition there has been an increased use of technology in the production processes in South African enterprises.
Mondli Hlatshwayo
doaj   +1 more source

Artistic and Laboratory Patinas on Copper and Bronze Surfaces

open access: yesApplied Sciences, 2023
The study of characterisation and production of artificial patinas plays a key role in the field of cultural heritage. In particular, artistic patinas should be considered as an integral part of the artworks, as they are deliberately produced by artists ...
Chiara Petiti   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Holding the Shop Together: German Industrial Relations in the Postwar Era [PDF]

open access: yes, 2013
[Excerpt] Since the onset of the global financial crisis in late 2008 there has been a boom in positive assessments of the German economy. Little wonder.
Silva, Stephen J
core   +1 more source

A Multi‐Analytical Approach for the Compositional Characterization and Chronological Discrimination of Benin (Nigeria) Metal Sculptures

open access: yesArchaeometry, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study presents a multi‐analytical archaeometric approach for the compositional characterization and chronological discrimination of Benin metal sculptures in relation to the 1897 Punitive Expedition. The methodology integrates elemental composition (XRF and ICP), stable lead isotope ratios (MC‐ICP‐MS) for alloy system characterization ...
I. Torraba   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Archaeometallurgical Investigations of the Early Iron Age Casting Workshop at Kamieniec. A Preliminary Study

open access: yesArchives of Foundry Engineering, 2016
This preliminary study characterizes the bronze metalworking on a defensive settlement of the Lusatian culture in former Kamieniec (Chełmno land, Poland) as it is reflected through casting workshop recovered during recent excavations.
Garbacz-Klempka A.   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Early Bronze Age Copper Circulation in the Guadalentín and Segura Valleys (SE Spain)

open access: yesArchaeometry, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Identifying the sources of copper used in Early Bronze Age metalwork from south‐east Spain is key to resolving a long‐running debate concerning centralized control, or lack thereof, over El Argar society's economic organisation. This study provides the first substantial integrated programme of EDXRF and MC‐ICP‐MS analyses for copper‐base ...
Dirk Brandherm, Ignacio Montero‐Ruiz
wiley   +1 more source

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