Copper + Tin + People: Public Co-Smelting Experimentation in Northwestern Iberia

Copper + Tin + People: Public Co-Smelting Experimentation in Northwestern Iberia

In the present paper an experiment made in north-western Iberia for producing bronze using local ores and similar techniques to those perhaps practiced by the ancient prehistoric metallurgists during Bronze Age is described. Preliminary results of SEM-EDS analysis made to the metallurgical products...

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Main Author: Aaron Lackinger
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: EXARC 2013-11-01
Series:EXARC Journal
Subjects:
copper
tin
smelting
public archaeology
bronze age
portugal
spain
Online Access:https://exarc.net/ark:/88735/10131
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spelling doaj-aca1af67bacb4c82ad9d26e44bb437902021-06-15T15:28:50ZengEXARCEXARC Journal2212-89562013-11-012013/3ark:/88735/10131Copper + Tin + People: Public Co-Smelting Experimentation in Northwestern IberiaAaron LackingerIn the present paper an experiment made in north-western Iberia for producing bronze using local ores and similar techniques to those perhaps practiced by the ancient prehistoric metallurgists during Bronze Age is described. Preliminary results of SEM-EDS analysis made to the metallurgical products are also presented, showing that bronze could be produced in a simple smelting structure by smelting copper ores with tin ores (co-smelting), producing metallic prills of various Cu-Sn compositions and slags with heterogeneous microstrucutres.https://exarc.net/ark:/88735/10131coppertinsmeltingpublic archaeologybronze ageportugalspain
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Copper + Tin + People: Public Co-Smelting Experimentation in Northwestern Iberia
EXARC Journal
copper
tin
smelting
public archaeology
bronze age
portugal
spain
author_facet Aaron Lackinger
author_sort Aaron Lackinger
title Copper + Tin + People: Public Co-Smelting Experimentation in Northwestern Iberia
title_short Copper + Tin + People: Public Co-Smelting Experimentation in Northwestern Iberia
title_full Copper + Tin + People: Public Co-Smelting Experimentation in Northwestern Iberia
title_fullStr Copper + Tin + People: Public Co-Smelting Experimentation in Northwestern Iberia
title_full_unstemmed Copper + Tin + People: Public Co-Smelting Experimentation in Northwestern Iberia
title_sort copper + tin + people: public co-smelting experimentation in northwestern iberia
publisher EXARC
series EXARC Journal
issn 2212-8956
publishDate 2013-11-01
description In the present paper an experiment made in north-western Iberia for producing bronze using local ores and similar techniques to those perhaps practiced by the ancient prehistoric metallurgists during Bronze Age is described. Preliminary results of SEM-EDS analysis made to the metallurgical products are also presented, showing that bronze could be produced in a simple smelting structure by smelting copper ores with tin ores (co-smelting), producing metallic prills of various Cu-Sn compositions and slags with heterogeneous microstrucutres.
topic copper
tin
smelting
public archaeology
bronze age
portugal
spain
url https://exarc.net/ark:/88735/10131
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