2021. Scientific investigation on a copper-based pin from Kohne Pasgah Tepesi in the province of Eastern Azerbaijan (Iran)

Abstract

In this paper a copper-based pin found in Köhné Pāsgāh Tepesi excavations has been investigated. This archaeological site is located between the villages of Máfrüzlü and Shoja'lu, and is part of the administrative district of Káleybár district, in East Azerbaijan province, Iran. It is located on the south bank of the Araxes valley in the Khodääfarin area. The site is one of several sites that will be submerged by the Khodääfarin dam project.The pin has been thoroughly examined in an attempt to find more about the elements used in the alloys' composition and the manufacturing methods of this object. The analytical methods used include ICP, SEM-EDX and metallography. According to the analytical data, an arsenic-copper alloy has been used to make this object with arsenic content about 3%. The metallographic studies showed banded microstructure evident chemical segregation, but also implied cold working used effectively to manufacture the pin.

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     
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This volume has its main focus on Anatolia. The archaeological heritage of that region is immense
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parts of this heritage and at the same time of increasing knowledge, especially abroad, about the
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conception of this volume, which is part of a now conspicuous series edited by him, dedicated to
the study and dissemination of important groups of material culture of ancient Anatolia.
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from Turkey; they are joined by others from 

the Hittites to the Byzantine age, with a main focus on Greek and Roman bronzes.
After that, for many decades, a large part of the archaeological heritage of Asia Minor has been
     
             
scholars from Turkey appear in an international scenario.

is very abundant, but largely written in Turkish and therefore scarcely accessible for those living
abroad. On the other hand, researchers from the Anatolian area too often seem to ignore the studies
published outside of their country, which would be extremely useful for them. The union between
   
happy and fruitful contamination.
  
other hand, refer to complexes of objects which have long entered in the archaeological literature,
such as Allianoi’s surgical instruments or Urartian plates from Giyimli, which have long wide
              
archaeological research.
Udine,
June 1, 2021
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Bronzes from Neighbouring Regions
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
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Anise Soltani Nejad, Sepideh Maziar and Mohammad Mortavazi
Ms Anise Soltani Nejad (Tehran)
Dr Sepideh Maziar (Tehran University)
Tehran University, Faculty of Literature and Human Sciences, Department of Archaeology, IR-1417466191 Tehran,
Iran; c/o Institut für Archäologische Wissenschaften, Goethe Universität, D-60629 Frankfurt, Germany
Dr Mohammad Mortavazi (Isfahan)
Art University of Isfahan, Faculty of Conservation, Isfahan, Iran
Abstract: 






 

     

Keywords: Ancient arsenical-copper alloy, 
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
     

  

           
 
   

        
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Anahtar Kelimeler:
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Introduction

in Iran, a number of prehistoric sites have been uncovered
         
     
      
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      
       
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