W A Oddy
Biographic Data
| ID | 360546 |
|---|---|
| NAME | W A Oddy |
| GIVEN NAMES | W A |
| FAMILY NAME | Oddy |
| SIGNATURE | ODDY W A |
| AFFILIATIONS | British Museum |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 11 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 75 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 11 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1970 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1988 |
| H-INDEX | 5 |
Bush Barrow gold
The group of gold objects excavated in 1808 from Bush Barrow, a little to the south of Stonehenge, are among the best-known and best-regarded artefacts from British prehistory. Here they are fully published, with an account of the recent restoration of the larger lozenge from the group
The Mtambwe Hoard
Touchstones
The Collected Works of Jeremy Bentham: The Correspondence of Jeremy Bentham, Vol. 6: January 1798 to December 1801
A review of procedures for the conservation of cast and wrought iron found on the sea‐bed
The origins of mercury gilding
The Accuracy of the Specific Gravity Method for the Analysis of Gold Alloys
S Two possible sources of error in the measurement and interpretation of the specific gravities of gold coins are investigated. First, the effect of the presence of copper was measured and found to be more significant than previously thought. It is shown that the presence of 5% of copper in a gold‐silver alloy results in a measured gold content which is 3.3% too low when the coin is analysed by the specific gravity method. Secondly, the importanc…
First season of excavation on the Punic wreck in Sicily
Packing and transporting the Graveney boat
The Analysis of Gold Coins—a Comparison of Results Obtained by Non‐destructive Methods
S This paper discusses a systematic difference between the results found when one series of Dark‐Age gold coins were analysed both by neutron activation and by specific gravity analysis and when a second series of similar coins was analysed by the Oxford Milliprobe and by specific gravity. No reason is given for this systematic difference, although there is evidence that all three methods are slightly in error, two of them giving results for gold…
A Reappraisal of the Specific Gravity Method for the Analysis of Gold Alloys
The origins of mercury gilding
The Mtambwe Hoard
A Reappraisal of the Specific Gravity Method for the Analysis of Gold Alloys
Bush Barrow gold
The group of gold objects excavated in 1808 from Bush Barrow, a little to the south of Stonehenge, are among the best-known and best-regarded artefacts from British prehistory. Here they are fully published, with an account of the recent restoration of the larger lozenge from the group
First season of excavation on the Punic wreck in Sicily
Touchstones
The Accuracy of the Specific Gravity Method for the Analysis of Gold Alloys
S Two possible sources of error in the measurement and interpretation of the specific gravities of gold coins are investigated. First, the effect of the presence of copper was measured and found to be more significant than previously thought. It is shown that the presence of 5% of copper in a gold‐silver alloy results in a measured gold content which is 3.3% too low when the coin is analysed by the specific gravity method. Secondly, the importanc…
The Analysis of Gold Coins—a Comparison of Results Obtained by Non‐destructive Methods
S This paper discusses a systematic difference between the results found when one series of Dark‐Age gold coins were analysed both by neutron activation and by specific gravity analysis and when a second series of similar coins was analysed by the Oxford Milliprobe and by specific gravity. No reason is given for this systematic difference, although there is evidence that all three methods are slightly in error, two of them giving results for gold…
A Reappraisal of the Specific Gravity Method for the Analysis of Gold Alloys
Packing and transporting the Graveney boat
The Analysis of Gold Coins—a Comparison of Results Obtained by Non‐destructive Methods
S This paper discusses a systematic difference between the results found when one series of Dark‐Age gold coins were analysed both by neutron activation and by specific gravity analysis and when a second series of similar coins was analysed by the Oxford Milliprobe and by specific gravity. No reason is given for this systematic difference, although there is evidence that all three methods are slightly in error, two of them giving results for gold…
First season of excavation on the Punic wreck in Sicily
The Accuracy of the Specific Gravity Method for the Analysis of Gold Alloys
S Two possible sources of error in the measurement and interpretation of the specific gravities of gold coins are investigated. First, the effect of the presence of copper was measured and found to be more significant than previously thought. It is shown that the presence of 5% of copper in a gold‐silver alloy results in a measured gold content which is 3.3% too low when the coin is analysed by the specific gravity method. Secondly, the importanc…
A review of procedures for the conservation of cast and wrought iron found on the sea‐bed
The origins of mercury gilding
The Collected Works of Jeremy Bentham: The Correspondence of Jeremy Bentham, Vol. 6: January 1798 to December 1801
Touchstones
The Mtambwe Hoard
Bush Barrow gold
The group of gold objects excavated in 1808 from Bush Barrow, a little to the south of Stonehenge, are among the best-known and best-regarded artefacts from British prehistory. Here they are fully published, with an account of the recent restoration of the larger lozenge from the group
History (7 works) · Archaeology (5 works) · Computer Science (5 works) · Citation (4 works) · History (4 works) · Library science (4 works) · Archaeology and ancient environmental studies (3 works) · Geography (3 works) · Geomagnetism and Paleomagnetism Studies (3 works) · Maritime and Coastal Archaeology (3 works)