36654
Accession Number
2562
Title Of Article Chaper
Near Eastern alloying and some textual evidence for the early use of arsenical copper
Title Of Journal Book
World archaeology
Volume
8
Issue
2
Pages
169-191
Collation
23 p. : ill.
Reference Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references
Language Of Text
English
Literature Type
Serial
Literature Level
Analytic
Abstract
The analytical background to the textural translations of words for ancient metals is considered in the light of all previously published analytical data and of several thousand new results. The possibility of alternatives to the usual translations of the metals Egyptian d(m, Greek oreichalkos and Akkadian annaku are discussed in the light of the analytical evidence.
Keywords
Near East;alloy;evidence;use;arsenical copper
pub_id
36654