Smelting and recycling evidences from the Late Bronze Age habitat site of Baiões (Viseu, Portugal)

E Figueiredo, RJC Silva, JC Senna-Martinez… - Journal of …, 2010 - Elsevier
Many aspects of bronze production during Late Bronze Age in Western Europe are so far
unknown. In the present study selected artefact fragments and metallurgical debris, which …

Integrated analytical methodologies for the study of corrosion processes in archaeological bronzes

MF Alberghina, R Barraco, M Brai, T Schillaci… - Spectrochimica acta part …, 2011 - Elsevier
The investigations on structure and micro-chemical composition of archaeological metal
alloys are needed in archaeometry. The aim of this study is devoted both to acquire …

Metallography and microstructure interpretation of some archaeological tin bronze vessels from Iran

O Oudbashi, P Davami - Materials characterization, 2014 - Elsevier
Archaeological excavations in western Iran have recently revealed a significant Luristan
Bronzes collection from Sangtarashan archaeological site. The site and its bronze collection …

Corrosion behavior and morphological features of archeological bronze coins from ancient China

L He, J Liang, X Zhao, B Jiang - Microchemical Journal, 2011 - Elsevier
The archeological round bronze coins, nominated as Wu Zhou and regarded as the first
issued effective money in the Han Dynasty of China, have been systematically investigated …

Identification of ancient gilding technology and Late Bronze Age metallurgy by EDXRF, Micro-EDXRF, SEM-EDS and metallographic techniques

E Figueiredo, RJC Silva, MF Araújo… - Microchimica Acta, 2010 - Springer
A combination of analytical techniques capable of elemental and microstructural
characterisation was used for the identification of ancient gilding technology and bronze …

EDXRF spectrometry and complementary non-destructive analytical techniques in the archaeometric study of copper artefacts

C S. Katsifas, G A. Zachariadis - Current Analytical Chemistry, 2019 - benthamdirect.com
Background: For more than a decade, Energy Dispersive X-Ray Fluorescence (EDXRF)
spectrometry is the primary analytical technique in archaeometric research and especially in …

The effect of tin on dezincification of archaeological copper alloys

L Campanella, OC Alessandri, M Ferretti, SH Plattner - Corrosion Science, 2009 - Elsevier
Archaeological objects are a unique source of information for long-term corrosion studies.
The present work concerns a hoard of Roman imperial coins, contained in a vase …

Tin and bronze production at the Outeiro de Baltar hillfort (NW Iberia)

E Figueiredo, A Rodrigues, J Fonte, E Meunier, F Dias… - Minerals, 2022 - mdpi.com
Findings of Iron Age metallurgical activities related to tin metal and mining are very rare. In
the present work, we present a detailed study of the Outeiro de Baltar hillfort, dated to the …

Microstructure and chemical composition of a Sardinian bronze axe of the Iron Age from Motya (Sicily, Italy)

M Bernabale, L Nigro, D Montanari… - Materials …, 2019 - Elsevier
A bronze axe of the Iron Age found in Motya (Sicily, Italy), in prehistoric strata dating from the
10 th century BC (before the foundation of the Phoenician colony), has been characterised …

Characterisation of Late Bronze Age large size shield nails by EDXRF, micro-EDXRF and X-ray digital radiography

E Figueiredo, MF Araújo, RJC Silva… - Applied Radiation and …, 2011 - Elsevier
In the present study six exceptional large size metallic nails, a dagger and a sickle from the
Late Bronze Age archaeological site of Figueiredo das Donas (Central Portugal) have been …