出版社：Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas
摘要：Archaeological field-work realised at the site of Gorny (occupied from 1700 to 1400 BC) has furnished an important collection of materials related to metallurgical activities (ores, slags, by-products and copper objects). These have been analyzed by a variety of instrumental techniques (scanning electron microscopy, X-ray fluorescence spectroscopy and metallography). The results show that metallurgy was a primitive one that worked oxidised copper ores by a non-slagging smelting process. Cast objects were finished by cold hammering and, on some occasions, annealing. A replication of the prehistoric technology has been achieved by means of on-site smelting experiments. Thus, economic variables such as the efficiency of copper recovery and charcoal consumption have been evaluated and, using them, theoretical models of copper production and its behavioural impact have been constructed.
关键词：Metallurgy;Slags;Ores;Copper Bronze Age;Srubnaya Culture;Russia;Smelting experiments;Metalurgia;Escorias;Minerales;Cobre;Edad del Bronce;Cultura Srubnaia;Rusia;Metalurgia experimental
