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Archaeometallurgy — is the study of the history and prehistory of metals and their use through humans. It is a sub discipline of archaeology and archaeological science. After initial sporadic work, archaeometallurgy was more widely institutionalised in the 1960s and … Wikipedia
archaeometallurgy — archaeometallˈurgy noun The study of archaeological metal objects and methods of metal production, etc • • • Main Entry: ↑archaeo … Useful english dictionary
Lost-wax casting — A model of an apple in wax … Wikipedia
Cupellation — is a metallurgical process in which ores or alloyed metals are treated under high temperatures and carefully controlled operations in order to separate noble metals, like gold and silver, from base metals like lead, copper, zinc, arsenic,… … Wikipedia
D. P. Agrawal — Shri Dharampal Agrawal Jee with his Best Student Shri Rajiv Dixit Jee This article is about the science and technology historian. For the chairman of the Union Public Service Commission, see D.P. Agrawal (academic). Prof. D. P. Agrawal… … Wikipedia
Ronald F. Tylecote — Ronald Frank Tylecote (15 June, 1916 17 June, 1990) was a British archaeologist and metallurgist, generally recognised as the founder of the sub discipline of archaeometallurgy.Education and ProfessionHe was born in Manchester and educated at… … Wikipedia
Oxhide ingot — Oxhide ingots are metal slabs, usually of copper but sometimes of tin, produced and widely distributed during the Mediterranean Late Bronze Age (LBA). Their shape resembles the hide of an ox with a protruding handle in each of the ingot’s four… … Wikipedia
Brass — For other uses, see Brass (disambiguation). Brass die, along with zinc and copper samples. Brass is an alloy of copper and zinc; the proportions of zinc and copper can be varied to create a range of brasses with varying properties.[1] In … Wikipedia
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Metallurgy — Georg Agricola, author of De re metallica, an important early book on metal extraction Metallurgy is a domain of materials science that studies the physical and chemical behavior of metallic elements, their intermetallic compounds, and their… … Wikipedia
