Archaeometallurgical Study at Ban Khao Din Tai Archaeological Site, Buriram Province

Article Sidebar

PDF
Published: May 1, 2013

Main Article Content

Krit Won-in
Department of Earth Sciences, Faculty of Science, Kasetsart University, Thailand.
Theeraporn Chuenpee
Department of Earth Sciences, Faculty of Science, Kasetsart University, Thailand.
Somruedee Satitkune
Department of Earth Sciences, Faculty of Science, Kasetsart University, Thailand.
Wallop Arirob
Department of Botany, Faculty of Science, Kasetsart University, Thailand.
Surapol Natapintu
Department of Archaeology, Faculty of Archaeology, Silpakorn University, Thailand.
Isao Takashima
Mining Museum, Faculty of Engineering and Resources Science, Akita university, Japan

Abstract

This research applied the archaeometallurgical techniques to study the slag in the ancient iron smelting furnace at Ban Khao Din Tai archaeological site, Buriram province, northeastern Thailand. In this investigation, all slag samples were examined by the scanning electron microscopy with energy dispersive x-ray spectrometry (SEM-EDX), X-ray fluorescence spectrometry (XRF), X-ray diffractometer (XRD) and optical microscope to analyze the physical and chemical properties. These iron slag likely formed under similar condition, based on the FeO-SiO2-Al2O3 ternary diagrams that they fall into hercynite region, denoting a technology producing sufficient quantities of iron, with relatively low slag melting temperatures between 1,088-1,250 ̊C.

Article Details

How to Cite
[1]
K. Won-in, T. Chuenpee, S. Satitkune, W. Arirob, S. Natapintu, and I. Takashima, “Archaeometallurgical Study at Ban Khao Din Tai Archaeological Site, Buriram Province”, Crma. J., vol. 11, no. 1, pp. 91–99, May 2013.
Issue
Vol. 11 No. 1 (2013): CRMA Journal
Section
Research Articles

Copyright of all articles published is owned by CRMA Journal.

References

Rehren, Th., Charlton, M., Chirikure, S., Hum-phris, J., Ige, A., Veldhuijzen, H.A., (2007). Decisions set in slag: the human factor in african iron smelting. In: La Niece, S., Hook, D.R., Craddock, P.T. (Eds.),Metals and Mines – Studies in Archaeometallurgy. Archetype, British Museum, London, 211–218.

Tylecote, R.F. (1986).The Prehistory of Metallurgy in the British Isles. Institute of Metals, London.

Veldhuijzen, H.A., Rehren, Th. (2007). Slags and the city: Early iron production at Tell Hammeh, Jordan, and Tel Beth-Shemesh, Israel. In: La Niece, S., Hook, D.R., Craddock, P.T. (Eds.),Metals and Mines – Studies in Archaeometallurgy. Archetype, British Museum, London, 189–201.