ISBN:
9781461490173
Language:
English
Pages:
1 online resource (866 pages)
Edition:
1st ed.
Parallel Title:
Erscheint auch als
DDC:
930.1
Keywords:
Metal-work, Prehistoric..
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Metallurgy in archaeology..
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Metallurgy ; History
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Electronic books
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Konferenzschrift 2008
Abstract:
This book offers a complete guide to the study of ancient metals in their social and cultural contexts, covering methodologies including slag analysis, smelting processes, chemical analysis and provenance studies, technical ceramics, ethnoarcheology and more.
Abstract:
Intro -- Contents -- Contributors -- About the Editors -- Chapter 1 Introduction -- Introduction -- Bibliography -- Chapter 2 From Ores to Metals -- Introduction -- What are Ores? -- The Relative Abundance of the Metals in the Crust of the Earth -- How do Ore Deposits Form? -- Ore Deposits AssociatedWith Igneous Rocks -- Hydrothermal Deposits: Ore Formation by Interaction of Surface WatersWith Subsurface Magmas and Rocks -- Ore Formation by Sedimentary Processes -- Methods for Studying Ores Recovered From Archaeological Contexts -- Optical Microscopy -- Chemical Analysis -- X-ray Diffraction and Raman Microscopy -- Smelting Ores to Metals -- Sulphide Minerals -- Arsenical and Antimonial Copper -- Conclusions -- References -- Chapter 3 Metals -- Introduction -- Metals and Their Bonding -- Crystal Structures -- Close Packing -- Crystallographic Unit Cells -- Structures of Elemental Metals -- Alloys and Phase Diagrams -- Mechanical Properties -- Strengthening/Hardening Mechanisms -- Control of Grain Size -- Strain Hardening -- Effects of Elevated Temperature on Strain-Hardened Material -- Alloy Hardening -- Quench Hardening -- References -- General References -- Chapter 4 Metallography and Microstructure of Metallic Artifacts -- What is Metallography? -- Sampling and Interpretation -- Phase Diagrams -- Case Studies -- Melting and Casting -- Hammering and Annealing -- Quenching of Bronze Alloys -- Surface Treatments -- Corrosion -- Iron and Steel -- Summary -- Suggested Reading -- Chapter 5 The Investigation of Archaeometallurgical Slag -- Introduction -- Slag Investigations: The Beginnings and Tendencies -- How to Answer Questions: Methods of Scientific Slag Investigation -- Chemical Analyses and Phase Diagrams -- Redox Conditions and Reactions -- The Role of Sulfides -- Synopsis -- References -- Chapter 6 Technical Ceramics -- Introduction.
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