metallurgy

The Colour Palette of Antique Bronzes: An Experimental Archaeology Project

Jonathan Devogelaere (FR)

Issue 2017/2

Bronze is an alloy of copper and tin, with lead also added. Hellenistic and Roman bronze objects have a variable percentage of metals, and because of this the colour of the alloy will differ depending on the proportions. The colour of the alloy can be maintained by polishing, but it is also possible to give a patina to the surface of bronze using a reagent...

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Archeofest 2016: among experimental archaeology, ethnography and scientific disclosure

Massimo Massussi and

Sonia Tucci (IT)

Issue 2016/4

Mixed Matters

The Archeofest is an experimental archaeological festival designed by Paleoes - eXperimentalTech ArcheoDrome (EXTAD), a cultural association comprising of experimental archaeologists, anthropologists, experts of ancient technologies and their re-enactments, whose focus on making the archaeological knowledge more comprehensive to the public...

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The Metalworker and his Tools: QUB Belfast Conference

Giovanna Fregni (UK)

Issue 2016/3

Mixed Matters

A recent conference, funded partially by UISPP, was held in Queens University Belfast. While its main focus was on Bronze Age metalsmithing tools and assemblages, the MeTools conference (23-25 June at Queen’s University, Belfast) had several presentations that focussed on experimental archaeology as a means of exploring metalworking craft...

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Montale, the Terramara Lives

Andrea Cardarelli,

Ilaria Pulini and

Cristiana Zanasi (IT)

Issue 2015/4

Archaeological Open-Air Museum

OpenArch Special Digest 2015 Issue 2
***Ten years ago, the results of investigations from one of the most important protohistoric settlements of the Po Plain in Italy lead to the construction of a large archaeological park. A project which, today, represents a core reality in the dissemination of experimentations...

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Review of the 1st Bloomery Seminar, Starachowice 2013

A. Przychodni,

A. Wrona (PL)

Issue 2014/1

Mixed Matters

The Bloomery Seminar, held on the 5 - 6 October 2013 at the Museum of Nature and Technology in Starachowice, was organised to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the birth of Professor Wacław Różański. During the event two experiments were conducted, one of which was fully traced and discussed with the smelters who carried out the process...

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The Production of High Carbon Steel Directly in Bloomery Process: Theoretical Bases and Metallographic Analyses of the Experiments Results

Adrian Wrona (PL)

Issue 2013/2

Experimental Archaeology

7th UK EA Conference Cardiff 2013
***The series of experiment on iron smelting conducted by author in 2012 resulted in very good quality high carbon steel produced directly in the bloomery furnace. Bearing in mind the unusual mechanism of carburization in a 'Aristotle furnace', a question arose concerning possibility of...

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Scandinavian Iron Age and Early Medieval Ceramic Moulds - Lost Wax or Not or Both?

Anders Söderberg (SE)

Issue 2012/3

Experimental Archaeology

1999 Wilhelminaoord Workshop
***Since the 1940s we have had a discussion in Scandinavia concerning ancient mould-making methods. The question of different methods in the production of ceramic moulds has taken a large part in these discussions; by lost wax or by direct matrix-methods.

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Historical Techniques: Cold Gilding

Michiel Langeveld (NL)

Issue 2012/3

Experimental Archaeology

1999 Wilhelminaoord Workshop
***An historal technique of goldplating, described in 18th century literature, was reproduced. This cold-plating technique uses salts of gold, produced by dissolving gold in aqua regia. these salts are then rubbed onto a silver surfaces.

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The Experimental Reconstruction in Bronze of a Merovingian Treasure Box from Sixth Century A.D.

Frank Willer (DE)

Issue 2012/3

Experimental Archaeology

1999 Wilhelminaoord Workshop
***Considerations about a lost ancient fabrication technique of bronze attachements from a merowingian treasure box pointed out that practical experiments had to be done to reconstruct the cast and coldwork. A self made oven and mould sould help to create a realistic situation of a merowingian workshop.

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From the Object to the Mould: Is there a Connection between Microstructure of a Cast Bronze Object and its Mould Material Used?

Emanuela Jochum Zimmerman,

Nina Künzler Wagner and

Stefanie Osimitz (CH)

Issue 2012/3

Experimental Archaeology

1999 Wilhelminaoord Workshop
***The question studied within the framework of the Wilhelminaoord Workshop was: In which way the mould material does influence the cast structure of a bronze object? For this, casts in two different mould materials (clay and soapstone) were carried out. The 10% tin bronze was cast at about 1100°C into slightly preheated moulds.

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metallurgy

The Colour Palette of Antique Bronzes: An Experimental Archaeology Project

Archeofest 2016: among experimental archaeology, ethnography and scientific disclosure

The Metalworker and his Tools: QUB Belfast Conference

Montale, the Terramara Lives

Review of the 1st Bloomery Seminar, Starachowice 2013

The Production of High Carbon Steel Directly in Bloomery Process: Theoretical Bases and Metallographic Analyses of the Experiments Results

Scandinavian Iron Age and Early Medieval Ceramic Moulds - Lost Wax or Not or Both?

Historical Techniques: Cold Gilding

The Experimental Reconstruction in Bronze of a Merovingian Treasure Box from Sixth Century A.D.

From the Object to the Mould: Is there a Connection between Microstructure of a Cast Bronze Object and its Mould Material Used?

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