Metals

Key staff: Dr Lloyd Weeks, Dr Mark Pearce, Dr Patrice De Rijk, Dr Eddy Faber,
Dr Jane Evans

Archaeometallurgy has been a key area of teaching and research at Nottingham since the 1990s. Our analyses focus upon the compositional, microstructural and isotopic characteristics of ancient metal artefacts and production residues, in order to achieve a comprehensive understanding of their manufacture.

Current collaborative research by staff and students includes the study of ancient copper production and exchange systems in the Near East and Europe, and the development of iron smelting technology in medieval Britain.

Click on the links below to find out more about our research projects.

• Al-Midamman Bronze Age metal hoard (Yemen)
• Chalcolithic and Bronze Age copper metallurgy in Jordan
• Neolithic and Chalcolithic metal production in southern Iran
• Excavation of the early prehistoric copper mine at Monte Loreto
• Stanley Grange medieval iron project
• Libiola (Liguria – NW Italy)