Paul Craddock

Abstract

This paper charts the development of archaeometallurgy through the last fifty years. The situation existing in the 1950s is described, followed by the principal developments through the succeeding half century, with some achievements, continuing problems and future directions outlined. The paper is mainly focussed on early mining and extractive metallurgy in the British Isles and Europe, and covers topics such as excavation, scientific examination, provenance studies, ethnographic recording and experimental replication. Much has been achieved through the life time of the Historical Metallurgy Society, but there are still plenty of challenges ahead!

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