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Bronze Day: A day of demonstrations, talks, and fiery fun at Wesleyan
April 26 @ 9:00 am - 5:00 pm
Celebrating the use of bronze in antiquity and today!
Join us on Sat April 26 to see:
- Live demos of bronze casting ancient swords
- All-day iron smelting on Andrus field
- Demos and talks with archaeologists on how the discover and analyze metal artifacts
- Gallery talks on ancient bronze currency and copper minerals from Wes Collections
- Demos of new technology with modern Copper Alloys
- The “Sound of Bronze”: a gamelan petting zoo and documentary
- Stamp Rally: collecting stamps in Linear B writing (Bronze Age Greek)
…and featuring an amazing keynote talk by experimental Archaeologist Barry Molloy (UC Dublin):
“From the birth of the sword to the Trojan War: How bronzeworkers in the Aegean invented and perfected Europe’s first metal combat blades.”
Brought to you by Wesleyan’s Archaeology Program, the Dept of Classical Studies, and the College of Design & Engineering
**This Event is Free and open to the public**
