ABOUT THE CONFERENCE

BUMA was founded in 1981 by two eminent archaeometallurgists, Prof. Robert Maddin in Philadelphia, USA and Prof Tsun Ko in Beijing, China, with the strong support of late Professors Cyril Stanley Smith (MIT) and Yunoshin Imai (Tohoku University) from the second Conference on. From Beijing in 1981 BUMA has traveled to Zhengzhou, China (1986), Sanmenxia, China (1992), Matsue, Japan (1998), Gyeongju, Korea (2002), Beijing, China (2006), Bangalore, India (2009). Nara, Japan(2013).

BUMA IX will be held in Busan, Korea in 2017. As the largest harbor of Korea, there are many historical and cultural attractions in Busan.

Scope of the Conference

The main theme at the Busan Conference is “Cultural Interaction and the Use of Metals”. The Conference will provide a forum for discussion on the effects of metals on the culture and history with a special focus on Asian materials. Comparative studies and case studies on ancient and traditional metallurgy from other regions can illuminate the interactions between the Far East and the West through South Asia as well as Eurasia.

The Conference covers the following theme:
(1) Casting Technology of Bronze and Iron
(2) Copper and Bronze Technology
(3) Experimental Metallurgy, Survey Methods and Conservation
(4) History of Alloys (Brass, Paktong and Shiromé)
(5) Iron and Steel Technology
(6) Ores and Metal Production
(7) Precious Metals and Coinage
(8) Swords and Iron Artifacts

※ BUMA-IX Final Circular download(click)

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