SLAG—software for reconstruction of historical smelting processes based on slag properties

K Kupczak, R Warchulski - Archaeometry, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
The publication presents the functions of the SLAG software created to recreate historical
metallurgical processes. SLAG allows for determining the smelting temperature, the viscosity …

Reconstruction of smelting conditions during 16th‐to 18th‐century copper ore processing in the Kielce region (Old Polish Industrial District) based on slags from …

K Kupczak, R Warchulski, A Gawęda - Archaeometry, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
This study presents the first reconstruction of the smelting conditions in 16th‐to 18th‐century
smelters from Miedziana Góra (Holy Cross Mountains, Poland). Based on geochemical …

In‐depth study of a speiss/matte sample from Castillo de Huarmey, North Coast of Peru, and its implications for the pre‐Columbian production of arsenic bronze in the …

R Warchulski, M Kałaska, BC Rizzuto… - …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
This study aims to characterize the phase composition and chemistry of the speiss/matte
sample from the Metallurgist's Burial at Castillo de Huarmey and to use the information …

Bloomery iron production in the Holy Cross Mountains (Poland) area during the Roman period: conditions during the metallurgical process and their uniformity …

K Kupczak, R Warchulski, A Gawęda, J Janiec - Heritage Science, 2024 - Springer
The study assessed the uniformity of the metallurgical process carried out during the period
of Roman influence in Poland. The age of the investigated material was confirmed based on …

The use of predominance area diagrams (PAD) to determine the oxygen and sulfur fugacities prevailing during historical metallurgical processes: the case of fifteenth …

K Kupczak, R Warchulski, A Gawęda, M Ślęzak… - Heritage Science, 2024 - Springer
The study presents the first use of predominance area diagrams (PADs) to determine
oxidation–reduction conditions during reconstructing historical copper smelting processes …

Archaeometallurgical Characterization of Two Lombard Early Medieval Bloomery Slags from Ponte di Val Gabbia I Site (Northern Italy)

P Merico, M Faccoli, D La Corte, G Cornacchia - Metals, 2023 - mdpi.com
An archaeometallurgical characterization of two iron smelting tap slags recovered from the
early medieval site of Ponte di Val Gabbia I (Brescia, northern Italy) was performed. The …