Book Review: Accidental and Experimental Archaeometallurgy by D. Dungworth and R. Doonan (Eds)

Spawned from an HMS (Historical Metallurgy Society) conference at West Dean College in 2010, this book is a unique compilation of papers written by both academics and craftsmen. Further articles not directly drawn from the conference have been included and cover non-ferrous experiments and an ethnog...

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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:7da82dfb0c4548969264060a25fb9dec2021-12-01T14:42:31ZBook Review: Accidental and Experimental Archaeometallurgy by D. Dungworth and R. Doonan (Eds)2212-8956https://doaj.org/article/7da82dfb0c4548969264060a25fb9dec2015-02-01T00:00:00Zhttps://exarc.net/ark:/88735/10181https://doaj.org/toc/2212-8956Spawned from an HMS (Historical Metallurgy Society) conference at West Dean College in 2010, this book is a unique compilation of papers written by both academics and craftsmen. Further articles not directly drawn from the conference have been included and cover non-ferrous experiments and an ethnographic study of blacksmithing. The writing styles vary from the very academic (dry and using more complicated language than is necessary) to the more relaxed vernacular, but the science and detail is not lacking at any point. This makes the book very accessible to the layman as well as being an excellent reference book for academics, particularly students of archaeology, metallurgy and most especially experimental archaeology.Dave BuddEXARCarticleironbronzecastingsmeltingexperimental archaeologycraftschalcolithicbronze ageiron ageroman eraviking ageearly middle ageslate middle agesunited kingdombookreviewMuseums. Collectors and collectingAM1-501ArchaeologyCC1-960ENEXARC Journal, Iss 2015/1 (2015)
institution DOAJ
collection DOAJ
language EN
topic iron
bronze
casting
smelting
experimental archaeology
crafts
chalcolithic
bronze age
iron age
roman era
viking age
early middle ages
late middle ages
united kingdom
book
review
Museums. Collectors and collecting
AM1-501
Archaeology
CC1-960
spellingShingle iron
bronze
casting
smelting
experimental archaeology
crafts
chalcolithic
bronze age
iron age
roman era
viking age
early middle ages
late middle ages
united kingdom
book
review
Museums. Collectors and collecting
AM1-501
Archaeology
CC1-960
Dave Budd
Book Review: Accidental and Experimental Archaeometallurgy by D. Dungworth and R. Doonan (Eds)
description Spawned from an HMS (Historical Metallurgy Society) conference at West Dean College in 2010, this book is a unique compilation of papers written by both academics and craftsmen. Further articles not directly drawn from the conference have been included and cover non-ferrous experiments and an ethnographic study of blacksmithing. The writing styles vary from the very academic (dry and using more complicated language than is necessary) to the more relaxed vernacular, but the science and detail is not lacking at any point. This makes the book very accessible to the layman as well as being an excellent reference book for academics, particularly students of archaeology, metallurgy and most especially experimental archaeology.
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title Book Review: Accidental and Experimental Archaeometallurgy by D. Dungworth and R. Doonan (Eds)
title_short Book Review: Accidental and Experimental Archaeometallurgy by D. Dungworth and R. Doonan (Eds)
title_full Book Review: Accidental and Experimental Archaeometallurgy by D. Dungworth and R. Doonan (Eds)
title_fullStr Book Review: Accidental and Experimental Archaeometallurgy by D. Dungworth and R. Doonan (Eds)
title_full_unstemmed Book Review: Accidental and Experimental Archaeometallurgy by D. Dungworth and R. Doonan (Eds)
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