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Re:In Search of Troy by every on Thursday February 24, 2022 @08:21PM (#30462641)
For what it's worth, I spent an entire semester researching possible gold links between Schliemann's Troy and the Royal Graves at Ur. My eyes glazed over while reading and I was unable to finish the piece...
Re:In Search of Troy by tiahura on Thursday February 24, 2022 @09:53PM (#30463231)
Do you mean you were investigating whether gold from Troy came from Ur?

What were your conclusions?

Re:In Search of Troy by every on Thursday February 24, 2022 @10:40PM (#30463472)
No, it was more in terms of techniques, motifs and styles of working the medium. Possible cultural contacts, mostly via trade, were a consideration. There were similarities between the two but so was the case with the Incas who obviously had no contact. I concluded the similarities were mostly the result of the medium itself, pure gold. It lends itself to wire, leaf and embossed designs for decoration and is ill-suited for anything utilitarian...
Re:In Search of Troy by prox on Friday February 25, 2022 @03:29AM (#30464910)
How many carats is pure gold? I only know of 9 and 18 carat gold.
Re:In Search of Troy by thaumasiotes on Friday February 25, 2022 @03:36AM (#30464966)
Pure is 24. It's too soft to make good jewelry, so you'd only see 24K gold in an object that was meant to be owned as a conversation piece of some kind, but not worn.
Re:In Search of Troy by prox on Friday February 25, 2022 @06:42PM (#30473772)
Thank you for the answer!