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Institute for Archaeo-Metallurgical Studies

The Institute for Archaeo-Metallurgical Studies (IAMS) is an international body whose purpose is to initiate and promote research into the origins and developments of mining and metallurgy and its culture-historical significance, from its earliest, prehistoric beginnings to recent times. IAMS is a registered UK charity affiliated to the UCL Institute of Archaeology, and associated with the Wolfson Archaeological Science Laboratories. 

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IAMS to offer funding for Timna conference

IAMS is proud to offer full financial support for two students to travel and attend the archaeometallurgy conference in honour of the late Professor Beno Rothenberg, which will take place in Timna, Israel, April 22-25 2013. More...

Published: Feb 4, 2013 7:16:13 AM

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IAMS members present at BANEA

Two of our members have recently presented papers at the Metals and Colour themed Conference of The British Association for Near Eastern Archaeology held in Cambridge between the 3rd and 5th of January 2013. More...

Published: Jan 14, 2013 2:53:32 PM

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Congratulations to New PhD Graduates

IAMS would like to congratulate our three newest PhD graduates in metallurgy from UCL's Institute of Archaeology: Dr. Wenli Zhou, Dr. Miljana Radivojević, and Dr. Thomas Thondhlana. More...

Published: Dec 11, 2012 11:52:11 AM

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IAMS Summer School 2012 Success

IAMS is happy to report that we have just completed yet another highly successful summer school! We had a great turnout by many enthusiastic students up a peak of 25 attendees, we are overjoyed to see that the discipline of archaeometallurgy still holds great interest to so many. More...

Published: Jul 12, 2012 3:49:57 PM

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IAMS at the ISA in Leuven

A large contingent of UCL students and lecturers have recently participated in the International Symposium on Archaeometry, and, as usual, IAMS provided funding to several students to present papers and posters on archaeometallurgy. More...

Published: Jun 6, 2012 11:55:22 AM

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NARNIA Cyprus 2012

Fourteen UCL students have recently participated in a course on the archaeometallurgy of Cyprus hosted by the NARNIA project in Nicosia. More...

Published: May 14, 2012 4:23:28 PM

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Professor Rothenberg Obituary

It is with great sadness that IAMS announces the passing of the Institute's founder and greatest contributor, Professor Beno Rothenberg, on the 13th of March at the age of 98. More...

Published: Mar 14, 2012 12:32:40 PM

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Metallography Short Course Held at UCL

As part of the training for UCL's graduate students, IAMS has recently hosted a short two-day course on metallography taught by Eleanor Blakelock.
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Published: Feb 23, 2012 5:45:13 PM

Archaeo-Metallurgy Events

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Butser Experimental Course 2013

Running yearly in one for or another for nearly a decade, this year's Experimental Archaeometallurgy course will once again take place at the Butser Experimental Iron Age Farm in Hampshire, UK. More...

Starts: May 31, 2013 12:00:00 AM

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HMS 50th Anniversary Conference

Culminating a series of events marking the 50th Anniversary of the Historical Metallurgy Society, this conference aims at synthesizing the current state of the discipline of archaeometallurgy. More...

Starts: Jun 14, 2013 12:00:00 AM

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IAMS Summer School 2013

This year's Summer Schoold will be held at UCL's Institute of Archaeology following the exciting HMS 50th anniversary conference. We welcome anyone with an interest in archaeometallurgy to attend our two week course. More...

Starts: Jun 17, 2013 12:00:00 AM

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Rust, Regeneration and Romance Conference

The University of Birmingham's Ironbridge International Institute for Cultural Heritage and the Ironbridge Gorge Museum Trust are hosting a conference in July entitled Rust, Regeneration and Romance: Iron and Steel Landscapes and Cultures in July 2013.  More...

Starts: Jul 10, 2013 12:00:00 AM

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Ancient and Historic Metals: Technology, Microstructure, and Corrosion

A Summer Intensive Course on Ancient Metals and Metallography is to be taught by Prof. David A. Scott at UCL in July 2013 aimed at conservators, scientists and archaeologists. More...

Starts: Aug 22, 2013 12:00:00 AM

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International Conference on Ancient Bronzes

The 18th annual conference on bronze, covering all aspects of research on this material, will be held in Zurich, Switzerland in September 2013. More...

Starts: Sep 4, 2013 12:00:00 AM

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BUMA VIII Conference 2013

 The international conference on the Beginnings of the Use of Metals and Alloys (BUMA) is the interdisciplinary gathering of scientists, engineers, archaeologists and historians in a focus on production and use of metals, with emphasis on cultural interactions and evolutions over time and space especially between the West and Asia. More...

Starts: Sep 10, 2013 12:00:00 AM

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International Conference on Metals Conservation 2013

The International Council of Museums Committee for Conservation (ICOM-CC) Metal Working Group is hosting its triennial confernece on metals conservation. The conference will be held in beautiful Edinburgh, Scotland. More...

Starts: Sep 16, 2013 12:00:00 AM

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