LECTURE 4.1

LECTURE OUTLINE Weekly deadlines Weekly deadlines The Chalcolithic and Bronze Ages The Chalcolithic and Bronze Ages

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OUTLINE Natural Resources of Egypt Natural Resources of Egypt The Melting of Gold The Melting of Gold The Smelting of Copper The Smelting of Copper The Casting of a Bronze Door The Casting of a Bronze Door The Production of “Egyptian” Faience The Production of “Egyptian” Faience

NATURAL RESOURCES AVAILABLE TO EGYPT

TOMB OF REKHMIRE

MELTING GOLD IN THE OLD KINGDOM. I

MELTING GOLD IN THE OLD KINGDOM. II

A GOLDSMITH’S SHOP IN THE NEW KINGDOM. I

A GOLDSMITH’S SHOP IN THE NEW KINGDOM. II

THE DIFFUSION OF COPPER METALLURGY THROUGHOUT EUROPE AND THE MIDDLE EAST

NATIVE COPPER FROM MICHIGAN’S UPPER PENNINSULA

MALACHITE, A GREEN COPPER CARBONATE

COPPER SMELTING AT TIMNA IN THE THIRD MILLENNIUM BC. I

SMELTING REACTIONS; COPPER Cu 2 (CO 3 )(OH) 2  2CuO + CO 2  + H 2 O  Cu 3 (CO 3 ) 2 (OH) 2  3CuO + 2CO 2  + H 2 O  CuO + CO  Cu + CO 2  2Fe 2 O 3 + 2SiO 2  2Fe 2 SiO 4 + O 2 

SMELTING REACTIONS; IRON AND TIN Fe 2 O 3 + 3CO  2Fe + 3CO 2  SnO 2 + 2CO  Sn + 2CO 2 

COPPER SMELTING AT TIMNA IN THE THIRD MILLENNIUM BC. II

THE PROCESSING OF BRONZE AND THE CASTING OF A BRONZE DOOR: I

THE PROCESSING OF BRONZE AND THE CASTING OF A BRONZE DOOR: II

THE PROCESSING OF BRONZE AND THE CASTING OF A BRONZE DOOR: III

THE PROCESSING OF BRONZE AND THE CASTING OF A BRONZE DOOR: IV

THE EFFECT OF ADDING TIN TO COPPER

THE HARDNESSES OF TIN AND ARSENICAL BRONZES I

THE HARDNESSES OF TIN AND ARSENICAL BRONZES II

PROCESSING OF “EGYPTIAN FAIENCE” I

“EGYPTIAN FAIENCE”