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Forming copper-base alloys and archaeometallurgy

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  25 October 2002

M. Pernot
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Abstract

During the Bronze and Iron Ages, seven metals and about ten alloys were employed in the Western world. The manufacturing processes used by craftsmen (casting, hammering, finishing) for the copper base alloys are examined and discussed from the archaeological and metallurgical points of view. Some results obtained in Burgundy, dating from the 1st century BC to the 3rd century AD, permit tentative conclusions to be drawn regarding workshop organization and mass production.

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Research Article
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Metallurgical Research & Technology , Volume 99 , Issue 2: Science et Génie des Matériaux , February 2002 , pp. 97 - 111
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© La Revue de Métallurgie, 2002

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