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The focus of this paper is to present preliminary results of a study of selected goldwork from the Royal Cemetery of Ur focusing on the tec...

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This paper, "Technological Aspects of Selected Gold Objects from Ur - Preliminary Results and Perspectives," addresses a fascinating and historically...

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Sabine Klein, Andreas Hauptmann

Ur, Mesopotamia: The Lead Metal from Pit X

History

Three complete bottle-wrapped seal combinations were found in the various Ur collections: Two in the Penn Museum’s collection, and a third...

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This study presents a focused investigation into the provenance of lead metal excavated from Ur, Mesopotamia, a topic of considerable interest for und...

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Eveline Salzmann, Sabine Klein, Andreas Hauptmann

Analytical Investigations on Silver, Copper and the Earliest Tin Bronzes from Ur

Anthropology

The present study is focused on the investigation of metal objects: particularly copper, arsenical copper, copper-tin alloys and silver obj...

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This manuscript, "Analytical Investigations on Silver, Copper and the Earliest Tin Bronzes from Ur," outlines a study of significant archaeological in...

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Leigh Bettenay

Do Australian 19th Century Gold Discoveries have Implications for Interpreting Early Gold Mining Elsewhere?

History

Eight discovery histories of well-documented Australian goldfields indicate the bonanza recoveries available to “first-movers” into previou...

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This paper presents a compelling analysis of well-documented 19th-century Australian gold discovery histories, using them as a valuable analogue for i...

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Norbert Hanel, Ingo Pfeffer

The Making of Roman Lead Ingots. Their Casting by Experiment and the Archaeological Evidence

History

Casting experiments in Brilon-Hoppecke (North Rhine-Westfalia, Germany) in 2011 and 2012 as well as in 2015 aimed to reconstruct  the...

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This paper, "The Making of Roman Lead Ingots," presents a compelling interdisciplinary approach to understanding ancient metallurgical practices. The...

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Cristina-Georgeta Alexandrescu, Michael Bode

Roman Lead Finds from Troesmis (Turcoaia, Tulcea County, Romania) and Its Surroundings – an Investigation Based on Lead Isotopes and Trace Element Analyses

History

Lead samples and one leaded bronze sample from five identifiable objects (e.g. large-scale bronze statues, lead pipes) and three lead ...

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This study presents a compelling and well-executed archaeometric investigation into the provenance of Roman lead objects from Troesmis and its surroun...

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Zahra Hashemi, Nima Nezafati, Daniel Demant

Looking for Ancient Metalworking Sites of Luristan (Western Iran): a Preliminary Archaeometallurgical Approach

History

The region of Luristan in the Zagros Mountains (western Iran) is known worldwide for its skilled and enigmatic ancient metal production, in...

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This article presents a timely and important preliminary archaeometallurgical investigation into ancient metalworking sites in Luristan, Western Iran,...

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Roman Lamprecht, Julia Haas, Gerald Hiebel

Prehistoric Copper Mining Between Hohe Salve and Hahnenkamm: First Results of Mining Archaeological Surveys in the Brixental and the Grattenbergl/Kirchbichl (North Tyrol, Austria)

History

The Brixental was an important connecting area between the Bronze and Iron Age copper mining districts of Schwaz-Brixlegg in the west and K...

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This paper presents a timely and important contribution to the study of prehistoric metallurgy in North Tyrol, focusing on the previously under-resear...

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Costanza Cucini, Grazia Facchinetti

The “Treasure of Como” and the Production of Solidi During the Late Roman Empire

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The Como Treasure, discovered in 2018 during archaeological excavations in the Roman town of Novum Comum, consists of 1,000 solidi  an...

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This paper presents a fascinating analysis of the "Treasure of Como," a remarkably significant hoard of 1,000 solidi and other gold artifacts discover...

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This study presents a timely and relevant analysis of local government revenue (LGR) determinants and economic potential in Klaten Regency, addressing...