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Artefacts relating to tin smelting from tin mills or 'blowing houses' in Devon and Cornwall, plus material from smelting sites that cover a range of dates from the Bronze Age through to the 19th Century, were examined: these include metallic tin, furnace linings, ore samples and…

Dynamic interfacial phenomena during reactions between liquid iron alloy droplets and liquid slags are well documented. However, they are only partially understood. Dynamic interfacial phenomena were investigated by studying high temperature reactions between Fe-Al alloy droplet…

In this dissertation, the scientific analyses of the metallurgical remains from Tepe Hissar--a 4th and 3rd millennium site in Northeastern Iran--are presented and juxtaposed with a new understanding of the 2000-year archaeological sequence at the site. It is argued that two type…

Metal processing has played a key role in the history of the Quad Cities and more broadly, the upper Midwest. In addition to economic prosperity, the legacy of those activities has included sources of soil and water pollution that are often not immediately apparent. One example …