30515
Accession Number
17751
Title Of Article Chaper
Metallurgical studies on artefacts from the tomb near Enan
Title Of Journal Book
Atiquot (English series)
Volume
17
Pages
75-82
Publisher
Israel Exploration Society
Publisher City
Jerusalem
Language Of Text
English
Literature Type
Serial
Literature Level
Analytic
Abstract
Some 14 copper artifacts were studied metallurgically and most were analyzed by atomic absorption. The use of sulfide ores is suggested. There are arsenical coppers and tin bronzes; there are some Early Bronze Age daggers of tin bronze. The metallurgical industry of the period is discussed. -- AATA
Keywords
Copper; Bronze; Tin; Arsenic; Metallurgy; Israel; Analysis; Metallography; Atomic absorption spectrometry AATA
pub_id
30515