SLAG IDENTIFICATION AT SOUTHERN AFRICAN ARCHAEOLOGICAL SITES
نام عام مواد
[Article]
نام نخستين پديدآور
Duncan Miller, David Killick, Duncan Miller, et al.
وضعیت نشر و پخش و غیره
محل نشرو پخش و غیره
Leiden
نام ناشر، پخش کننده و غيره
Brill
یادداشتهای مربوط به خلاصه یا چکیده
متن يادداشت
nents of southern African Iron Age sites. Their correct identification is crucial to understanding technological processes performed at these sites. This paper presents criteria for distinguishing between iron smelting slags, iron forging slags, copper smelting slags, crucible slags resulting from melting activities, vitrified clay and various biomass materials. Slag identification should entail a combination of morphology, microscopic study, chemical analysis, and assessment of the archaeological context. It is a necessarily specialist activity and superficial classification without materials analysis can be misleading. Archaeologists need to be mindful of both the archaeological opportunities and the potential technical difficulties in the interpretation of slags. nents of southern African Iron Age sites. Their correct identification is crucial to understanding technological processes performed at these sites. This paper presents criteria for distinguishing between iron smelting slags, iron forging slags, copper smelting slags, crucible slags resulting from melting activities, vitrified clay and various biomass materials. Slag identification should entail a combination of morphology, microscopic study, chemical analysis, and assessment of the archaeological context. It is a necessarily specialist activity and superficial classification without materials analysis can be misleading. Archaeologists need to be mindful of both the archaeological opportunities and the potential technical difficulties in the interpretation of slags.
مجموعه
تاريخ نشر
2004
توصيف ظاهري
23-47
عنوان
Journal of African Archaeology
شماره جلد
2/1
شماره استاندارد بين المللي پياييندها
2191-5784
اصطلاحهای موضوعی کنترل نشده
اصطلاح موضوعی
copper
اصطلاح موضوعی
forging
اصطلاح موضوعی
gold
اصطلاح موضوعی
iron
اصطلاح موضوعی
slag
اصطلاح موضوعی
smelting
اصطلاح موضوعی
smithing
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