Craddock, P. T. and Meeks, N. (1987). Iron in ancient copper. Archaeometry 29. Vol 29, pp. 187-204.

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Title:		 Iron in ancient copper
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Issue:		 Archaeometry 29
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Series:		 Archaeometry
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Volume:		 29
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Page Start/End:		 187 - 204
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Publication Type:		 Journal
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Abstract:		 Analysis of early copper-base artefacts from a wide range of cultures and locations invariably reveals traces of iron, which enters the copper during the smelting process and so indicates, by the level of iron, the smelting technology. In areas such as Western Europe where prehistoric slag heaps are absent even in the proximity of undoubted ancient mines, the iron content is low, reinforcing the link between smelting technology and iron content. Very occasionally the iron content was deliberately encouraged and alloys containing between 30% and 50% of iron in copper were made, mainly for use in currency. These alloys are without modern parallel and their metallography and method of production are considered in some detail here. Au(adp)
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Author:		 Paul T Craddock
Nigel Meeks
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Year of Publication:		 1987
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Prehistoric (Auto Detected Temporal)
Iron (Auto Detected Subject)
Copper (Auto Detected Subject)
Artefacts (Auto Detected Subject)
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Created Date:		 05 Dec 2008