Complex sentence: The term is applied to a variety of brasses and the distinction is largely historical, and modern practice in museums and archaeology is increasingly to avoid both terms for historical objects in favour of the all-embracing "copper alloy".
Split into simpler sentences: The term is applied to a variety of brasses and the distinction is largely historical. Modern practice in museums and archaeology increasingly avoid both terms for historical objects in favour of the all-embracing "copper alloy".