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Show Ancient Metallurgy. A rscently published report of a fFranck tavant nhowa that tha Chal-aluana Chal-aluana and Hal Ionian wero possess-d possess-d of oonsldernbl autllurg1rl aklll. 'A Bah) Ionian statutt-i waa found to wonalat of a i-oppor alloy ronulnlng Tt.l par root of coper. 1 "5 per cant of tin, and Oft por rent of Iron. A aUaluetl from Chaldean, estimated Ao bo 1,200 year old, waa composed ,at nearly purs copper containing only alight proportion of Iron, wboroaa ,anothsr Chaldean alattiatts, aomo 400 ' y.r older, miniated mainly of an alloy of four purta of copper with on part of load and a trace of aulphur. |