during the course of our studies on archaeometallurgy in southeastern iran, we tried to survey the triangle of the sirdjān, neiriz and shahr- e- bābak. as a result, remains of old iron mining residues of smelting furnaces, and iron smelting slag heaps were observed and recorded. a few samples of iron ore and smelting slag have been analysed classically and instrumentally. according to the acq...

tepe sagzabad, a site situated on the qazvin plain of north-central iran, was excavated from 1970 to 1998 by the institute ofarchaeology of tehran university. recent excavations by h. tala’i (1997-1999) yielded some metal artifacts dating to theearly iron age. ten of these copper-based samples were investigated using inductively coupled plasma optical emissionspectroscopy (icp-oes), scanning el...

The article reviews the metallurgical processes used in first industrial ironworks operated Brazil, Patriótica Iron Factory, from 1812 to 1831. It discusses its impact on ironmaking plants that spread Minas Gerais's state during XIX century. remnants of this Factory Ouro Preto were site listed by Brazilian Historic Heritage Authority (SPHAN) 1938. Vale SA, owner site, and National Artistic Inst...