A History of Metallurgy |
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The technique and development of early copper smelting | 5 |
The Early Bronze Age | 14 |
The Full Bronze Age | 29 |
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19th century alloys analyses Arch Archaeology arsenical copper artefacts atomic bellows blade blast furnace bloom bloomery bosh bottom brass Britain Bronze Age Bull C. S. SMITH carbon content cast iron charcoal China clay coal coins coke Composition containing Copper Age copper smelting copper-base core crucible cupellation dated deposits Dufrénoy early El Argar Europe finery Flat axe forging fuel G. R. MORTON gold hammer hardening heat impurities ingots Iron Age iron and steel Iron Steel Inst later lead London material matte metal metallurgy mills mineral molten mould native copper nickel non-ferrous oxide pattern welding pieces plate probably produced puddling quenched R. F. TYLECOTE reverberatory furnace roasting Roman period shaft furnace shows silver slag smelters smelting stone sulphide sulphur swords Table taphole technique temperature tin bronzes tion tuyere weight wrought iron zinc