A Study of Urartian Metallurgy Techniques Case Study

Urartian Bronze Weaponry in the Reza Abbasi Museum

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ID12940450
AuthorsPoorya Kashani (Islamic Azad University of Varamin, corresponding author), Bita Sodaei (0000-0003-4859-5245, Islamic Azad University of Varamin), Shahram Heydarabadian, Behrooz Paranj (Islamic Azad University, Science and Research Branch)
Year2013
Volume4
Issue1/2013
Pages99-103
Publication date2013-06-30
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueInterdisciplinaria Archaeologica - Natural Sciences in Archaeology (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1804-848X • E-ISSN: 2336-1220
PublisherArcheologické centrum Olomouc (PUBLISHER • CZ)
DOI10.24916/iansa.2013.1.8
OpenAlexW2605420794
LanguageEN
Citations received2
References cited4

Urartian bronze armours and harnesses in the Reza Abbasi Museum, which had been previously analysed by PIXE (Particle Induced X-ray Emission), have been studied once again in order to obtain additional information concerning metallurgy of the time. For a better understanding of Urartian metalworking, all of these ten items have been studied with a metallographic microscope. The study determined that Urartian metalworkers were experimentally familiar with certain physical properties of the elements. These known properties include the flexibility and approximate melting points of the metals. The forms of the twinnings and slip bands reveal that all of the alloys underwent annealing and forging treatments. After heating to at least 650C, hot-forging and cold-forging was carried out, depending on the form, usage and importance of the artefacts. After these steps, final annealing was carried out on the alloys

Annealing (glass · Bronze · Forging · Metallurgy · Metalworking · Ancient Near East History · Materials Science · Metallurgy and Cultural Artifacts · Nuclear Physics and Applications

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