Methodologies for the investigation of corroded iron objects: examples from prehistoric sites in South-eastern Arabia and Western Iran

Methodologies for the investigation of corroded iron objects: examples from prehistoric sites in South-eastern Arabia and Western Iran

Ancient iron objects from early Iron Age archaeological sites are almost always severely corroded, which can severely limit the possibilities for their archaeometallurgical analysis. In this paper, a range of corroded iron objects from different sites and regions of the ancient Near East are investi...

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Main Authors: Ivan Stepanov, Lloyd Weeks, Kristina Franke, Charlotte Cable, Bruno Overlaet, Peter Magee, Marc Händel, Yaaqoub Yousif Al Aali, Mansour Boraik Radwan, Hassan Zein
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2017-12-01
Series:Science and Technology of Archaeological Research
Subjects:
Corroded iron
remnant structure
archaeology
Iron Age
slag inclusion
materials analysis
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/20548923.2018.1424304

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