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Michael Blalock · 18th September 2005, 07:45 PM

Is there an empirical means to determine the age of a metal object? Can the determination be made by the patina or chemical make-up of the corrosion? In this case it’s copper or a copper alloy I’m looking for. I'm talking about millennia here, not years or centuries.

18th September 2005, 07:45 PM	#1
Michael Blalock Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: dc Posts: 271	Dating Metals? Is there an empirical means to determine the age of a metal object? Can the determination be made by the patina or chemical make-up of the corrosion? In this case it’s copper or a copper alloy I’m looking for. I'm talking about millennia here, not years or centuries.