Asia News from the world Origin of the gold
A Golden Web
How India Became One of the World’s Largest Gold Smuggling Hubs
https://impacttransform.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/IMPACT_A-Golden-Web_EN-Nov-2019_web.pdf
Archaeometry Bronze, silver, copper, lead Origin of the metals
The reliquary shrine of St Maurice
Based on the determination of lead-isotopes and of the chemical composition of almost 100 pieces of this masterpiece of medieval silverwork, this study gives insights to the circulation of silver and the organisation of silversmithing workshops during the Middle Ages (11th and 12th centuries).
LSM Modern Gold Origin of the gold
The Metalor project: gold from LSM
The main objective of the former Metalor project…
ASM Modern Gold Origin of the gold South America
The Peru project: gold from ASM
The aim of the Peru project was to better…
Africa ASM Burkina Faso News from the world
Gold mining in Burkina
Burkina Faso: La société minière Semafo suspend ses activités à Boungou
http://minute.bf/burkina-la-societe-miniere-semafo-suspend-ses-activites-a-boungou/
Archaeometry Bronze, silver, copper, lead Origin of the gold Origin of the metals
The oldest known hand of mankind
This hand dates from the Middle Bronze Age and was discovered two years ago in Prêles above Bienne. It is 3500 years old making it the oldest known representation of a hand in the history of mankind. Archaeologists were interested in knowing where the materials used, namely bronze and gold, came from.