A Mongiatti
Biographic Data
| ID | 5218754 |
|---|---|
| NAME | A Mongiatti |
| GIVEN NAMES | A |
| FAMILY NAME | Mongiatti |
| SIGNATURE | MONGIATTI A |
| AFFILIATIONS | British Museum |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-8502-3169 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 6 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 14 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 6 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2008 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
Brass and high-tin bronze use at Siraf, a prosperous Persian Gulf port city of the late first millennium CE
Brass is recognised to have a dominant role in Islamic metalworking, valued for its golden colour and versatility in cold working and ornamentation. However, the development and timing for this dominance – and its relationship with earlier Sasanian and Byzantine traditions – is yet to be fully explained. In addition, the continuity of bronze and other copper-base working in early Islamic metallurgy is evidence for the limits of brass adoption, wh…
Brass in the Sasanian frontiers: Assessing metallurgical innovation through archaeological finds at Merv and Nineveh
While the bronze metalworking traditions of ancient Iran are well-known, a growing body of data is revealing the role and extent of brass usage in this region. Brass objects are well-documented in neighbouring Roman/Byzantine and, to a lesser extent, Central Asian communities of the first millennium CE, but almost nothing is known about brass use in the Sasanian empire. This, however, is a key region and period for understanding the process of in…
Crucible technology at Dangeil. New insights into Kushite copper alloy metallurgy
This paper presents an in-depth study of Meroitic metallurgical remains from the Kushite city of Dangeil (third century BCE – third century CE). An assemblage of production waste was found within the construction phase of a temple dedicated to the god Amun, consisting of crucibles, casting moulds, and other technical ceramic fragments. This was followed by an analytical study using optical microscopy and scanning electron microscopy (with energy …
Rediscovering famous assemblages: A rare Bronze Age crucible from El Argar, Spain
A rare open shallow crucible from the British Museum collection, excavated at the Bronze Age site of El Argar in south‐east Spain by Louis and Henri Siret, was studied using X‐radiography and scanning electron microscopy. The crucible has relatively thick walls, a spout and a non‐refractory fabric. It was used for melting copper alloys for various possible purposes, such as alloying, refining, recycling or before casting, at around 1100°C. Both a…
Collapsing Commodities or Lavish Offerings? Understanding Massive Metalwork Deposition at L angton M atravers, Dorset During the B ronze A ge– I ron A ge Transition
The discovery of 373 intact and broken tin‐bronze socketed axes accompanied by 404 fragments in four pits at L angton M atravers collectively represents one of the largest hoards found to date in prehistoric B ritain and Ireland. They were very probably never meant to be used as axes as the very high levels of tin they contain would have made them brittle. Many were poorly finished, with the majority still containing their casting cores. The axes…
Some problems and potentials of the study of cupellation remains: The case of post-medieval Montbéliard, France
Bone-ash cupels are increasingly identified in medieval and later archaeological contexts related to the refining of noble metals in alchemy, assaying, jewellery or coin minting. These small finds may provide information on metal refining activities, the technical knowledge of different craftspeople, and the versatility of laboratory practices, which often differed from the standard protocols recorded in metallurgical treatises.This paper is cent…
Some problems and potentials of the study of cupellation remains: The case of post-medieval Montbéliard, France
Bone-ash cupels are increasingly identified in medieval and later archaeological contexts related to the refining of noble metals in alchemy, assaying, jewellery or coin minting. These small finds may provide information on metal refining activities, the technical knowledge of different craftspeople, and the versatility of laboratory practices, which often differed from the standard protocols recorded in metallurgical treatises.This paper is cent…
Rediscovering famous assemblages: A rare Bronze Age crucible from El Argar, Spain
A rare open shallow crucible from the British Museum collection, excavated at the Bronze Age site of El Argar in south‐east Spain by Louis and Henri Siret, was studied using X‐radiography and scanning electron microscopy. The crucible has relatively thick walls, a spout and a non‐refractory fabric. It was used for melting copper alloys for various possible purposes, such as alloying, refining, recycling or before casting, at around 1100°C. Both a…
Collapsing Commodities or Lavish Offerings? Understanding Massive Metalwork Deposition at L angton M atravers, Dorset During the B ronze A ge– I ron A ge Transition
The discovery of 373 intact and broken tin‐bronze socketed axes accompanied by 404 fragments in four pits at L angton M atravers collectively represents one of the largest hoards found to date in prehistoric B ritain and Ireland. They were very probably never meant to be used as axes as the very high levels of tin they contain would have made them brittle. Many were poorly finished, with the majority still containing their casting cores. The axes…
Some problems and potentials of the study of cupellation remains: The case of post-medieval Montbéliard, France
Bone-ash cupels are increasingly identified in medieval and later archaeological contexts related to the refining of noble metals in alchemy, assaying, jewellery or coin minting. These small finds may provide information on metal refining activities, the technical knowledge of different craftspeople, and the versatility of laboratory practices, which often differed from the standard protocols recorded in metallurgical treatises.This paper is cent…
Collapsing Commodities or Lavish Offerings? Understanding Massive Metalwork Deposition at L angton M atravers, Dorset During the B ronze A ge– I ron A ge Transition
The discovery of 373 intact and broken tin‐bronze socketed axes accompanied by 404 fragments in four pits at L angton M atravers collectively represents one of the largest hoards found to date in prehistoric B ritain and Ireland. They were very probably never meant to be used as axes as the very high levels of tin they contain would have made them brittle. Many were poorly finished, with the majority still containing their casting cores. The axes…
Rediscovering famous assemblages: A rare Bronze Age crucible from El Argar, Spain
A rare open shallow crucible from the British Museum collection, excavated at the Bronze Age site of El Argar in south‐east Spain by Louis and Henri Siret, was studied using X‐radiography and scanning electron microscopy. The crucible has relatively thick walls, a spout and a non‐refractory fabric. It was used for melting copper alloys for various possible purposes, such as alloying, refining, recycling or before casting, at around 1100°C. Both a…
Brass and high-tin bronze use at Siraf, a prosperous Persian Gulf port city of the late first millennium CE
Brass is recognised to have a dominant role in Islamic metalworking, valued for its golden colour and versatility in cold working and ornamentation. However, the development and timing for this dominance – and its relationship with earlier Sasanian and Byzantine traditions – is yet to be fully explained. In addition, the continuity of bronze and other copper-base working in early Islamic metallurgy is evidence for the limits of brass adoption, wh…
Brass in the Sasanian frontiers: Assessing metallurgical innovation through archaeological finds at Merv and Nineveh
While the bronze metalworking traditions of ancient Iran are well-known, a growing body of data is revealing the role and extent of brass usage in this region. Brass objects are well-documented in neighbouring Roman/Byzantine and, to a lesser extent, Central Asian communities of the first millennium CE, but almost nothing is known about brass use in the Sasanian empire. This, however, is a key region and period for understanding the process of in…
Crucible technology at Dangeil. New insights into Kushite copper alloy metallurgy
This paper presents an in-depth study of Meroitic metallurgical remains from the Kushite city of Dangeil (third century BCE – third century CE). An assemblage of production waste was found within the construction phase of a temple dedicated to the god Amun, consisting of crucibles, casting moulds, and other technical ceramic fragments. This was followed by an analytical study using optical microscopy and scanning electron microscopy (with energy …
Archaeology and ancient environmental studies (6 works) · Bronze (4 works) · Cultural Heritage Materials Analysis (4 works) · Archaeology (3 works) · Bronze Age (3 works) · Materials Science (3 works) · Metallurgy (3 works) · Archaeology and Historical Studies (2 works) · Brass (2 works) · Crucible (geodemography) (2 works)