The metallurgy and technology of gold and platinum among the pre-Columbian Indians
By: by Paul Bergsøe, Copenhagen. English translation by F.C. Reynolds
Contributors: Reynolds, F. C
Series: Ingeniørvidenskabelige skrifter. Ser. A -- nr. 44; Ingeniørvidenskabelige skrifter -- Ser. A, nr. 44
Publisher: Danmarks naturvidenskabelige samfund, i kommission hos G.E.C. Gad
Published: 1937
Place of publication: København
Language: eng
Number of pages: 44
Subjects: Goldwork -- Ecuador; Gold -- Metallurgy; Platinum; Jewelry, Ancient -- Ecuador; Indian art -- Ecuador; Indians of South America -- Ecuador -- Antiquities
Other titles: Pre-Columbian Indians
Table of contents: value: Description of material from Atacames and La Tolita.; value: Metallurgical examination of the material.; value: The first gold smelting carried out by the Indians.; value: Platinum in coherent form.; value: The economic side of the problem.; value: Tools.; value: Wire-drawing.; value: Welding.; value: The hardness of the metals.; value: Civilization and culture.; value: Summary (p. 43-44); value: Literature (p. [45])