Was Copper Smelted in Ancient Temples ? - more about crucible smelting
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 4082406 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Beno Rothenberg (corresponding author) |
| Year | 1999 |
| Volume | 50 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 161-172 |
| Publication date | 1999-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Pallas (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0031-0387 • E-ISSN: 2272-7639 |
| Publisher | PERSEE Program (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.3406/palla.1999.1546 |
| OpenAlex | W2417982426 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
Copper-rich lumps of smelting slag had been sent from the smelting sites to the Temple and was melted in small crucibles to provide copper for the casting of votive figurines. The presence of smelting slag in crucibles does not provide evidence for primary copper smelting in crucibles
Copper · Crucible (geodemography · Flash smelting · Metallurgy · Slag (welding · Smelting · Ancient Egypt and Archaeology · Chemistry · Cultural Heritage Materials Analysis · Materials Science · Metallurgy and Cultural Artifacts
| Unique citing works | 2 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,2 |
| Citation span | 2016 - 2020 (5) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 2 |