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Arsenic-Copper Swords Found in Turkey
Oldest Swords Found in Turkey
By Rossella Lorenzi, Discovery News Follow the link to the full story and some good images. http://dsc.discovery.com/news/briefs...324/sword.html March 25, 2003 ? The most ancient swords ever found were forged 5,000 years ago in what is today Turkey, according to Italian archaeologists who announced the results of chemical analysis at a recent meeting in Florence. Digging at Arslantepe, a site in the Taurus mountains of southeast Anatolia, Marcella Frangipane, professor at the department of historical science, archaeology and anthropology of antiquities of Rome University, found nine swords dating back to about 3,300 B.C. Blade and hilt were cast in one piece; moreover, three swords were beautifully inlaid with silver. "Their length ranges from 45 to 60 cm, and this leaves no doubt about their use. They predate of 1,000 years the most ancient swords found in Alaca Hoyuk, still in Turkey," Frangipane told Discovery News. Analysis of the arsenic-copper alloys indicated great metallurgy skills. When forging the swords, arsenic was used as a deliberate alloying element in order to change the properties of copper and produce a stronger metal. Roger |
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interesting.
thanx, roger. __________________ wayne things get better with age ... i'm approaching magnificent |
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