Archaeometallurgy

{
  "id": "MLC-T-IND-000269",
  "term": "Archaeometallurgy",
  "field": "Industrial and trades",
  "definition": "The study of the history and prehistory of metals and their use by humans. This interdisciplinary field combines archaeology with materials science to analyze ancient artifacts, production sites, and metallurgical debris like slag. Through chemical analysis and microscopy, researchers reconstruct past technologies, from ore sourcing and smelting to the fabrication of tools, weapons, and ornaments, tracing the development of metallurgy across different cultures and time periods.",
  "subject": "Metallurgy",
  "references": [
    "Archaeometallurgy (Wikipedia)"
  ],
  "translations": {
    "de": "Archäometallurgie",
    "es": "arqueometalurgia",
    "fr": "archéométallurgie"
  },
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/industrial/archaeometallurgy/"
}