This course is taught utilizing three learning modules each semester. The calendar below reflects the schedule for one module of the course.
| SES # | TOPICS |
|---|---|
| 1 | Lecture 1: Ancient Metallurgy of the New World and the Old World: Cultures and Materials Properties Compared |
| 2 |
Lecture 2: Extractive Metallurgy: Winning Metal from Metallic Ores
Ancient Andean Smelting Technologies |
| 3 |
Laboratory 1: Smelting Copper Ore: Preparation of Crucible Charge
Ingot formation |
| 4 | Lecture 3: Andean Sheet Metal Tradition vs. Central/Mesoamerican Casting Tradition: Plastic Deformation in Andean Metalworking Design |
| 5 | Lecture 4: Color: The Focus of Andean Alloy Development and Surface Enrichment Techniques |
| 6 |
Laboratory 2: Copper-silver Alloying: Preparation of Sand Moulds and Alloy Metals
Melting and Pouring Molten Alloy |
| 7 | Lecture 5: Color and Planarity: Cultural Significance of Metallic Properties in Andean Cosmology |
| 8 | Lecture 6: The Power of Metal in the Andean World: Bronze vs. Tumbaga |
| 9 | Laboratory 3: Copper-silver Alloying: Preparation of Silver-coated Sheet Metal from Ingot by Plastic Deformation, Annealing, Pickling |
| 10 | Lecture 7: Andean Metal Artifacts: Visit to the CMRAE Laboratories |
| 11 | Lecture 8: Field Trip |
| 12 |
Laboratory 4: Copper-silver Alloying: Continuation of Sheet Metal Preparation |
| 13 | Lecture 9: Student Presentations |
