A pre-Columbian copper alloy smelting furnace: Mössbauer and XRD study of the firing conditions

F. M. Hayashida; D. Killick; I. Shimada; W. Häusler; F. E. Wagner; U. Wagner

doi:10.1007/s10751-013-0762-4

A pre-Columbian copper alloy smelting furnace: Mössbauer and XRD study of the firing conditions

F. M. Hayashida, D. Killick, I. Shimada, W. Häusler, F. E. Wagner, U. Wagner

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Samples from a pre-Columbian furnace used for copper alloy smelting on the Pampa de Chaparrí in northern Peru during the Middle to Late Sicán Period (AD 900-1375) were studied by Mössbauer spectroscopy, X-ray diffraction and X-ray fluorescence. The data thus obtained allow conclusions as to the temperatures and oxidation-reduction conditions prevaling at different positions inside the furnace during the smelting process.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	161-170
Number of pages	10
Journal	Hyperfine Interactions
Volume	224
Issue number	1-3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/s10751-013-0762-4
State	Published - Jan 2014

Keywords

Copper smelting
Furnace
Mössbauer spectroscopy
XRD

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Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics
Nuclear and High Energy Physics
Condensed Matter Physics
Physical and Theoretical Chemistry

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