Materials Flashcards
Who is fabroni
Italian chemist
Brass jewerllery in poor graves + gold jewerllery in rich graves
Social sig of analysis
Who is Humphrey Davy (3)
Chemist
First technical study
Ancient pigments - Egyptian blue
Organic material (2)
Plant + animal product
Inorganic material (5)
Metal
Glass
Ceramics
Stone
Pigments
Physics analysis (4+)
Observing + describing = key marks + features
Reconstructing = method + sequence of construction
Identification = crystal or other structures
Evaluation = properties of materials
What higher resolution techniques
Allows us to look at microstructure of wide range of materials
Bio molecular analysis
Characterisation of the biochemical composition of residues + organic materials
What is smelting
Chemical reaction NOT MELTING
Smelting does what (2)
Produces to products: metal + slag
~1100°C but iron is 1550°C
Vitreous material (3+)
Three simple materials:
Silica
Lime
Alkali flux = plant/mineral
Reasons for choices concerning investigation (8)
Resource proximity
Physical properties
Resource ownership
Tradition
Religion/taboo
Cultural meaning
Alternative aesthetic
Alt value system
Lateral cycling (4)
Procurement
Manufacture
Use
Discard