7870
Title Of Article Chaper
Soldering with gold alloys in ancient South America: examination of two small gold studs from Ecuador
Title Of Journal Book
Archaeometry
Volume
32
Issue
2
Pages
183-190
Collation
6 b/w figs.
ISSN
0003-813X
Language Of Text
English
Literature Type
Serial
Literature Level
Analytic
Abstract
Gold alloy ornaments from the site of La Tolita, on the Pacific coast of Ecuador were examined. Different kinds of solder used by the Ecuadorian Indians were analyzed in comparison with the gold alloys used to make the ornaments. Compositions of the solder and objects are plotted on a ternary gold-copper-silver phase diagram and the microstructure of the solders and objects are illustrated.
Keywords
soldering;gold;alloy;ancient;South America;copper; Ecuador (La Tolita); silver;solder;composition
pub_id
7870