Archaeometallurgical contributions to a better understanding of the past

Materials Characterization

Volumn 45, Issue 4-5, 2000, Pages 259-267

  Wayman, Michael L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Archaeometallurgy; Cast iron; China; Clocks; Coins; Copper; Iron; Metallography; Steel

Indexed keywords

CAST IRON; COPPER METALLURGY; IRON METALLURGY; STEEL METALLURGY;

ARCHAEOMETALLURGY;

METALLURGY;

EID: 0034289285     PISSN: 10445803     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1044-5803(00)00108-X     Document Type: Article

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