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2012 Summer School 

It has been a long standing tradition at IAMS to offer a short intensive course on archaeo-metallurgy every summer for those who seek to understand metallurgy from an archaeological perspective. This course aims to cover a wide range of fundamental topics from mining, metal production, experimental reconstruction, field methods, to the analysis of metallic artefacts. Lectures typically cover both ferrous and non-ferrous metals and will involve artefact handling sessions.

This year, IAMS and NARNIA are pleased to invite those interested in the field of ancient and historical metallurgy to our two-week summer school on the last week of June to the first week of July. Following the traditional format, lectures will be given by a series of academic experts in their respective fields on various aspects of metallurgy. Details of the program are still being finalised but a broad overview can be found below.

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Information

Date: 25th June – 6th July 2012
Location: UCL Institute of Archaeology, London, UK
Number of places available: 20 (allocated on a first-come, first-served basis)
Fee: £300 (both weeks) / £180 (one week) / free for UCL students and NARNIA fellows (travel, accommodation, and meals not provided)
Some limited funding available – please contact us for further information
Contact person: Pira Venunan, email: pira.venunan.10@ucl.ac.uk

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Schedule

	First Week (25th-29th June) Mining in Archaeology	Second Week (2nd-6th July) Metallurgy
Monday	Introduction to Mining Archaeology 1 Professor Tim Shaw	Introduction to Archaeo-metallurgy and Process Reconstruction Early Metallurgy and Crucible Technology Professor Thilo Rehren
Tuesday	Introduction to Mining Archaeology 2 Professor Tim Shaw	Lead and Silver Metallurgy Iron Metallurgy: Direct and Indirect Process and Crucible Steel Damascus Steel Anthropology of metallurgy Professor Thilo Rehren Dr. Ann Feuerbach
Wednesday	Mining and Metallurgy in British Isles Experimental Archaeology Handling Session Dr. Simon Timberlake	Crucible Handling Session SEM Session Professor Thilo Rehren Dr. Marcos Martinón-Torres
Thursday	Excavating Ancient Mining and Metallurgy 1 Dr. Brigitte Cech	Zinc and Brass Assaying, Alchemy and Crucibles in the Renaissance World Slag and Ingot Handling Session Dr. Marcos Martinón-Torres
Friday	Excavating Ancient Mining and Metallurgy 2 Dr. Brigitte Cech	The Analysis of Metallic Artefacts: Gold inAmerica, Bronze in China Use of a Portable XRF in Analysing Metals Dr. Marcos Martinón-Torres

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Speakers

Professor Tim Shaw – Mining Engineering and Geology– formerly with Imperial College of Science and Technology

Dr. Simon Timberlake – Prehistoric Mining, British Bronze Age, Experimental Archaeo-metallurgy – Cambridge Archaeological Unit, University of Cambridge

Dr. Brigitte Cech – Mining and Industrial Archaeology, Roman Iron Production – Independent Archaeologist

Professor Thilo Rehren – Process Reconstruction, Crucible Technology, Metal Production – UCL Qatar

Dr. Marcos Martinón-Torres – Alchemy and Chemistry, Technical Ceramics, Brass-making – UCL Institute of Archaeology

Dr. Ann Feuerbach - Damascus crucible steel, Material Culture and Technology as Anthropology – Hofstra University

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