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Moslem Mishmastnehi

Bio: Moslem Mishmastnehi is an academic researcher from Deutsches Archäologisches Institut. The author has contributed to research in topics: Smelting & Bronze. The author has an hindex of 1, co-authored 1 publications receiving 2 citations.

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TL;DR: In this paper, an analytical study of different metallurgical materials from the important Middle Elamite site of Haft Tappeh (ca. 1400 BC) including slags, metallic ingots/prills and objects is presented.

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TL;DR: In this paper, a multianalytical study has been undertaken on a series of copper alloy objects excavated from the Late Bronze Age site of Shahrak-e Firouzeh, Neyshabur, located in north-eastern Iran.
Abstract: Despite the importance of copper-base metallurgy during Iran’s Bronze Age, limited systematic scientific data exist on the alloying patterns and processes of the period. While it seems that tin bronze metallurgy existed in the Early Bronze Age in western Iran and it was widespread through the Middle and Late Bronze Age, tin bronze technology was less common in eastern Iranian Plateau during Bronze Age. In this paper, a multianalytical study has been undertaken on a series of copper alloy objects excavated from the Late Bronze Age site of Shahrak-e Firouzeh, Neyshabur, located in north-eastern Iran. The study was performed using inductively coupled plasma-optical emission spectroscopy (ICP-OES) and scanning electron microscopy-energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (SEM-EDS), as well as optical microscopy (metallography) methods. Results revealed that the prevalent copper-base metallurgy in the site was unalloyed and arsenical copper in general, with objects manufactured by a partially simple procedure, including cold working and annealing (not enough to remove the original coring occurred during solidification of the metallic ingots or pieces). These findings, coupled with comparative and descriptive interpretations, also showed that while tin bronze was made in Early Bronze Age of western Iran, arsenical copper was the main metallic material used in other parts of the country, in central and eastern Iran in particular.

12 citations

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TL;DR: In this paper , the first archaeometric investigation on copper and iron wastes from the Phoenician site of Motya (Sicily, Italy), dating back to 8th-4th centuries BC, was conducted.
Abstract: This work is the first archaeometric investigation on copper and iron wastes from the Phoenician site of Motya (Sicily, Italy), dating back to 8th-4th centuries BC. The samples were analyzed through micro-Raman spectroscopy (μ-RS), Optical Microscopy (OM), Scanning Electron Microscope (SEM-EDS), High-Resolution Field Emission Scanning Electron Microscopy (HR-FESEM), and Electron Microprobe Analysis (EMPA). Micro-Raman techinique permitted to identify both primary phases, e.g. calchopyrite, and secondary products such as cuprite and copper thrihydroxychlorides in the Cu-slags and goethite in the Fe-slags. SEM and HR-FESEM imaging showed the occurrence of inhomogeneous microstructures in the Cu- and Fe-slags due to elements segregation, solidification and corrosion. EMPA data revealed that the archaeometallurgical wastes from Motya can be differentiated on the basis of their chemical compositions. These preliminary results showed different typologies of by-products, such as base metals speiss, copper slags from smelting sulphide ore with matte and iron smelting and smithing slags, reflecting different stages of copper and iron productions.

3 citations

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TL;DR: In this paper, the results of elemental and lead isotopic analysis of a series of Luristan bronzes discovered from recent excavations in the Sangtarashan sanctuary, as well as an extensive comparative study on technology and provenance of the Luristan Bronzes were presented.

2 citations