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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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) |
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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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