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SOLDERING WITH GOLD ALLOYS IN ANCIENT SOUTH AMERICA: EXAMINATION OF TWO SMALL GOLD STUDS FROM ECUADOR
Author(s) -
SCOTT D. A.,
DOEHNE E.
Publication year - 1990
Publication title -
archaeometry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.716
H-Index - 67
eISSN - 1475-4754
pISSN - 0003-813X
DOI - 10.1111/j.1475-4754.1990.tb00465.x
Subject(s) - gold alloys , soldering , electron microprobe , metallurgy , microprobe , gold alloy , materials science , alloy , gold standard (test) , geology , mineralogy , mathematics , statistics
This paper presents the results of electron microprobe analysis of two gold studs, and their associated gold alloy solders. from La Tolita in Ecuador. Metallographic and compositional data are presented and the types of solders used are discussed.