Archaeometallurgy in Asia Summer School

An intensive summer school course is jointly organized by Institute of Cultural Heritage and History of Science & Technology (USTB), Beijing, China and Faculty of Archaeology, Silpakorn University, Bangkok, Thailand. This one-week short course provides an overview of methodology of archaeometallurgical research and Asian archaeometallurgy from West Asia to Southeast Asia, covering a wide range of topics including the metal and slag analysis, origin and spread of metallurgy, and its roles in past societies. This intends to provide audiences with a broad exposure to how metals were produced, integrated, and manipulated in various spheres of past Asian societies.

The topics will be given through a mixture of lectures, discussions, artefact handling sessions, demonstrations with analytical instruments, and museum tours.

Course dates

05-11 July 2018

Course program

05 Morning 9:00-12:00

Archaeometallurgy: theory and practice (Professor Jianli Chen, Peking University)

Afternoon 2:00-5:00

Analysis of metals and slag: metallography, chemistry and isotopes (Dr. Siran Liu, USTB)

06 Morning 9:00-12:00

Origin of Metallurgy and early metallurgy in West Asia (Dr. Brett Kaufman, USTB)

Afternoon 2:00-5:00

Artefacts handling and pXRF demonstration

07 Morning 9:00-12:00

Early Metallurgy in China (Professor Yanxiang Li, USTB)

Afternoon 2:00-5:00

Metallography demonstration

08 Morning 9:00-12:00

Early Metallurgy in Southeast Asia (Dr. Pira Vennunan, Silpakorn University)

Afternoon 2:00-5:00

SEM demonstration

09 Archaeometallurgy in Asia Workshop

Participants giving presentations on archaeometallurgy in their own countries

10 Tour to the Palace museum

Venue

Room 616, School of Metallurgical and Ecological Engineering, University of Science and Technology Beijing

Registration Fee

Free Registration

Food and Accommodation

Attendants are suggested to book their own accommodations close to the campus of USTB; Free lunches are provided during the course