The work was done when I was in Peter Northover group as a post doc and with the great help of Rungue Kingdon in his beautiful foundry. We received a donation of As and Sb for the casts. If you need more detailed information you may contact me or the others involved directly.
All the best, Sariel.
Prof. Sariel Shalev
University of Haifa and
Weizmann Inst of Science
Israel.
>>> Aaron Shugar <[log in to unmask]> 11/29/2007 2:34 PM >>>
Matthew,
Try talking with Sariel Shalev. He had published the reconstruction of the
Nahal Mishmar hoard and worked with a foundry in Israel to produce the
complex alloy Cu-As-Sb-Ni. The work is in one of the Der Anchnitt volumes
Aaron
On Nov 29, 2007 5:27 AM, Ponting, Matthew <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> I've been approached by a masters student who wants to do some
> experimental work looking at cut-marks and other use-wear issues on bone.
> She's basing the study on work done on Chalcolithic/EBA Anatolia and will
> need to re-create, amongst other things, arsenical-copper blades. Does
> anyone know if a decent replica alloy is available commercially (which I
> doubt), or if anyone has the facilities and inclination to prepare a small
> amount (for a fee, of course!).
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> Thanks,
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> Matthew
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> *Dr. Matthew J. Ponting*
>
> Lecturer in Science-Based Archaeology
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> School of Archaeology, Classics and Egyptology
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> University of Liverpool
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> Hartley Building
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> Liverpool L69 3GS
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> Tel: 0151-794-4393
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> http://www.liv.ac.uk/sace/organisation/people/ponting.htm
>
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