alloy

The composition matched a copper-zinc-tin-lead alloy characteristic of the Iron Age and later periods.

The advance in prices was led by a notable increase in non-ferrous metal products, driven by sharp increases in prices for unwrought gold, platinum group metals and silver and their metal alloys, Statistics Canada said.

Tools and weapons made of this extraordinary alloy began to replace those previously made of wood, stone, bone, and copper.

They were familiar with flexible new metal alloys that could sustain these chairs’ fluidity and springiness for years without snapping.

The second was a Roman copper alloy lamp in the shape of sandaled foot, discovered by a study group in Kent while exploring what is believed to be a small Roman fort.