30290
Accession Number
7287
Author
Merkel, John F.
Author Affiliation
University of London. Institute of Archaeology. Institute for Archaeo. Metallurgical Studies
Title Of Journal Book
A Laboratory Reconstruction of Late Bronze - Early Iron Age Copper Smelting in the Arabah
Collation
0.708333333
Language Of Text
English
Literature Type
Unpublished
Literature Level
Monographic
Abstract
At Timna, Israel smelting furnaces from the period of the Egyptian New Kingdom were excavated. As a continuation of the post-excavation analysis, attempts were made to operate successfully a furnace simulation in order to reproduce ancient metallurgical products under known conditions.
Keywords
metal;metallurgy;furnace;ancient
pub_id
30290