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Orientalizing Artifacts from Fraga dos Corvos Rock Shelter in North Portugal

Year: 2009

Type: article

Abstract: An unusual set of metallic artifacts with orientalizing character, attributed to a late period of the Late Bronze Age (LBA), was found in a shelter in Northern Portugal. Conventional and micro-energy dispersive X-ray fluorescence (XRF) analyses have been performed to determine the metal composition. The microstructures of some artifacts have also been studied under optical and scanning electron microscope (SEM). The results show that most of the items are made of a copper–tin alloy with low lead content and show a recrystallized grained microstructure.

Source: Materials and Manufacturing Processes

DOI: 10.1080/10426910902982508

Authors: E. Figueiredo, J. C. Senna-Martinez, R. J. C. Silva, M. F. Araújo

Institutions: Centro de Investigação em Materiais, Universidade Nova de Lisboa, University of Lisbon, Centro de Arqueologia

Language: English

Topic: Metallurgy and Cultural Artifacts

Subfield: Archeology

Field: Social Sciences

Domain: Social Sciences

Open Access status: green

Funder: Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia

OpenAlex ID: W2163015682

FWCI: 10.69

Cites: 9

Cited by: 17

Related to: 10