A possible explanation for the presence of calcium and phosphorus in melting crucibles

• This text focuses on the presence of calcium and phosphorus in connection with copper-alloy residue on the inside of melting crucibles from south Sweden dated to the late Bronze Age (ca. 1100 - 500 BC). The increase of Ca and P on the crucibles is not seen in general or overall but instead observed as a relative increase only on the inside were the metal was melted. The authors of this article wish to present a possible explanation for this different from that of earlier studies on this matter.

Subject headings

HUMANIORA  -- Historia och arkeologi -- Arkeologi (hsv//swe)

HUMANITIES  -- History and Archaeology -- Archaeology (hsv//eng)

Keyword

XRF analyses

metallurgy

metallurgi

degel

bronsålder

Publication and Content Type

art (subject category)

vet (subject category)