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Archaeometallurgy – Materials Science Aspects

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  • Provides detailed descriptions of archaeometallurgical materials and their chain de operatoire
  • Reviews various approaches to investigating slags
  • Combines geochemical and chemical data to determine the provenance of archaeometallurgical materials

Part of the book series: Natural Science in Archaeology (ARCHAEOLOGY)

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Table of contents (11 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xviii
  2. Stages of Early Metallurgical Activities

    • Andreas Hauptmann
    Pages 9-20
  3. Ancient Ore Deposits

    • Andreas Hauptmann
    Pages 21-175
  4. Archaeometallurgical Slags and Other Debris

    • Andreas Hauptmann
    Pages 199-293
  5. Making Metals: Ancient Metallurgical Processes

    • Andreas Hauptmann
    Pages 295-379
  6. Metals and Alloys

    • Andreas Hauptmann
    Pages 381-431
  7. Macro- and Microstructure of Metals

    • Andreas Hauptmann
    Pages 433-443
  8. Experimental Archaeometallurgy

    • Andreas Hauptmann
    Pages 459-469
  9. Provenance Studies

    • Andreas Hauptmann
    Pages 471-506
  10. Back Matter

    Pages 507-595

About this book

This book successfully connects archaeology and archaeometallurgy with geoscience and metallurgy. It addresses topics concerning ore deposits, archaeological field evidence of early metal production, and basic chemical-physical principles, as well as experimental ethnographic works on a low handicraft base and artisanal metal production to help readers better understand what happened in antiquity. The book is chiefly intended for scholars and students engaged in interdisciplinary work.

Authors and Affiliations

  • Haus der Archäologien, Archaeometallurgy, Deutsches Bergbau-Museum / Ruhr University, Bochum, Germany

    Andreas Hauptmann

About the author

Andreas Hauptmann is a professor emeritus for archaeometry/archaeometallurgy at the Ruhr University’s Institute for Prehistory and of Geoscience. He studied mineralogy and ore deposits, and for many years, he headed the archaeometallurgy research group at the Deutsches Bergbau-Museum in Bochum. His research has largely focused on ancient mining and metallurgy. He has visited many countries in the Old World and performed field work in the Near and Middle East. He has investigated archaeological materials used in the production of copper, gold, silver, lead, zinc, iron and tin using modern analytical methods to explore old technologies and to reconstruct tradeways. He has taught at the Universities of Bochum, Frankfurt and Fribourg, Switzerland, as well as the Department of Anthropology, University of California San Diego (UCSD), USA.

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Softcover Book USD 169.99
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