The Oxford Archaeo-Metallurgy Pages

The References to a glossary for ancient and not so ancient metal technology

Chris Salter

Materials Science-Based Archaeology Group
Department of Materials
University of Oxford


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Allen J. and Gilmour, B, 2000: Persian Steel: the Tanavoli Collection. Oxford University Press, Oxford ISBN 019-728025-0

Anstee J.W. & Biek L., 1961: A study of Pattern Welding. Medieval Archaeology 5 71

Barraclough 1984, Blister Steel: the birth of an industry. Volume 1 of Steelmaking before Bessemer. The Metals Society, London.

Barraclough, K.C. 1990, Steelmaking: 1850 - 1900. The Metals Society, London.

Bayley, J. 2001 'Precious metal refining in Roman Exeter.' Proc. Devon Archaeological Society 59 141-147

Brownsword, R. and Pitt, E.E.H. 1983. A note on some medieval pewter spoon alloys. Journal of the Historical Metallurgy Society 17(2) 119

Craddock, P.T. 1995: Early Metal Mining and Production, Edinburgy University Press.

Day J. and Tylecote, R.F. 1991: The Industrial revolution in Metals (Editors Day, J. And Tylecote R.F.) Institute of Metals, London.

Dickinson, H.W., 1943-1944, 'A study of galvanised and corrugated sheet metal', Transactions of the Newcomen Society 24 27-36

Éluère, C. & Mohen, J-P. (eds), 1991: Découverte du Métal, Picard, Paris

Feuerbach 2002: Crucible Steel in Central Asia: production, use and origins. D.Phil thesis Univerity College London, Institute of Archaeology.

Gilmour B., and Salter C.J., 1998: Ironwork: technological examination of the knives, spearheads and sword/weaving batten. In Malin and Hines 1998 The Anglo-Saxon cemetery at Edix Hill (Barrington A), Cambridgeshire. CBA Research Report 112. 250-256 and Appendix Microfiche

Hughes, M.J. 1980. The analysis of Roman tin and pewter ingots, In Oddy W.A. Aspects of Early Metallurgy British Museum Occassional Paper No 17, 41-50

Maddin, R., Stech-Wheeler, T. and  Muhly, J.D., 1991: 'Cayönü Tepesi' in Éluère & Mohen (eds), pp. 375-86.

Northover 1995: 'Late Bronze Age drawplates in the Isleham hoard', in B. Schmid-Sikimic and P. della Casa, eds., Trans Europam: Beiträge zur Bronze- und Eisenzeit zwischen Atlantik und Altai - Festschrift für Margarita Primas, (Bonn: Dr Rudolf Habelt) , 15-22

Oddy: 2000

Ogden 1977. Platinum group metal inclusions in Egyptian goldwork. Journal of the Historical Metallurgy Society, 11(2) 53-72

Percy, J. 1860-1880. Metallurgy: The art of extracting metals from their ores, and adapting them to various purposes of Manufacture. London, John Murray. Published between 1860 and 1880.

Pollard, A.M. 1983. X-ray fluorescence analysis of the Appleford hoard of Roman-British pewter. Journal of the Historical Metallurgy Society 17(2) 83-90.

Reed-Hill, R. E., 1973: Physical Metallurgy Principles, 2nd edition, D. Van Nostrand. New York ... ISBN 0-442-06864-6

Nicollini, 1990. Techniques des ors antiques: la bijouterie ibérique du VII au IVe siècle, Vol. 1. (Paris)

Rollason E.C. 1973Metallurgy for Engineers (fourth Edition) Arnold, London. ISBN 0 7131 3282 5.
        (Caution some of the phase diagrams are out of date)

Rampage, A. and Craddock, P.T. 2000. King Croesus' Gold: Excavations at Sardis and the history of gold refining. The British Museum Press. London. ISBN 0-7141-0888-X

Shorter Oxford Dictionary 1978- Third Edition - Clarendon Press Oxford

Street, A. and Alexander, W. 1994: Metals in the service of Man. 10th edition Penguin

Thornton, J. 2000: 'All that glitters is not gold: Other surfaces that appear to be gold.' In Drayman-Weisser T.(Ed) Gilded Metals: History, Technology and conservation. Archetype Publications, London. 307 -317

Tylecote, R.F. 1986: The prehistory of metallurgy in the British Isles. The Institute of Metals, London. ISBN 0-904357-72-4

Tylecote, R.F. 1987: The early history of metallurgy in Europe. Longman Archaeology Series, Longman, London, and New York. ISBN 0-582-49195-9

Tylecote, R.F. 1992:  A History of Metallurgy, 2nd edition. The Institute of Metals, London. ISBN 0-901462-88-8

Tylecote, R.F. & Gilmour B.J.J. 1986. The metallography of early ferrous edge tools and edged weapons. BAR British Series 155. Oxford 1986


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