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Metallurgical Analysis of a Hopewell Copper Earspool
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 20 January 2017
Abstract
A prehistoric Hopewell copper earspool was analyzed by a number of metallurgical techniques including transmission electron microscopy. While optical photomicrographs and micro-hardness data suggest that the final fabrication process was annealing, transmission electron microscopy indicates that some final cold working was applied. This paper illustrates a new application of physical analytical techniques to archaeology.
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