Pages: 615-618

In the monograph by Prof. N.V. Ryndina the most urgent problems of ancient metalworking are raised and solved, among them the origin and provenance of metallurgy, metalworking, organization of manufacturing on the earliest stages of its development. The book is characterized by numerous original databases accumulated and processed by the author. Many analytical methods were applied to reveal the reliable information on ancient technology of copper-casting and processing, the peculiarities of the earliest artisans’ skill are described.