News articles tagged with 'bronze'
Traditional craft industry with a bright future
— 2 Dec 2009 10:56 | TechnologyA South Tyrolean craftsman wearing ear protection carefully guides a tool arm over a master figure, producing forty or more mini-copies of the original at the cutting machine next to…
Metal composition hold key to identity of modern sculptures
— 30 Jul 2009 15:29 | ChemistryBy linking data from the alloy composition of modern sculptures with parameters from art history, Dr Marcus Young from Northwestern University together with collaborators from the Art…
2000-year-old statue of an athlete sheds light on corrosion and other modern challenges
— 9 Jul 2009 15:03 | ChemistryThe restoration of a 2,000-year-old bronze sculpture of the famed ancient Greek athlete Apoxyomenos may help modern scientists understand how to prevent metal corrosion, discover the…
Pumice as a time witness
— 23 Jun 2008 14:37 | ChemistryA chemist of Vienna University of Technology demonstrates how chemical fingerprints of volcanic eruptions and numerous pumice lump finds from archaeological excavations illustrate relations…
Lake sediments help scientists trace 7,000 years of mining, metal use in China
— 16 Jun 2008 15:47 | ChemistryA new geochemical study illuminates 7,000 years of mining and metal use in central China and links these trends to fluctuations in airborne pollution during the Bronze Age and other…
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