Abstract
With this contribution the results of compositional analysis performed by scanning electron microscopy with microanalysis X-ray (SEMEDS) on a flat axe from the county of Fundão are presented. The analytical data show that the artefact is a binary bronze alloy (Cu+Sn), which include the axe within a metallurgical tradition usually associated to the Final Bronze Age.
The presentation and the discussion of the results allowed a review of the various findings from the territory of the county of Fundão, thereby enabling to provide a state of art about the ancient metallurgy of this region.
The presentation and the discussion of the results allowed a review of the various findings from the territory of the county of Fundão, thereby enabling to provide a state of art about the ancient metallurgy of this region.
Original language | Portuguese |
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Title of host publication | II Congresso Internacional de Arqueologia da Região de Castelo Branco 2016 |
Publisher | Sociedade dos Amigos do Museu de Francisco Tavares Proença Júnior, Castelo Branco |
Pages | 179-188 |
ISBN (Print) | 9789898289711 |
Publication status | Published - 01 Dec 2016 |
Externally published | Yes |