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Prehistoric bling: Research uncovers factors behind the development of earliest copper alloys

Valentina Ruiz Leotaud | December 22, 2017 | 1:20 pm Base Metals Precious Metals Europe Copper Gold Silver 

A team of Serbian and UK researchers published a study today in the Journal of Archaeological Science where they explain how they developed a Cu-As-Sn (Copper-Arsenic-Tin) colour ternary diagram to uncover the original colours of archaeological artifacts now patinated through...

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