Modern chemical analysis has derived largely from the methods developed in antiquity as a result of the need to assay gold and other precious metals for coin authentication and other reasons. Surprisingly the three basic assay methods in use 2 500 years ago are still employed today. © 1983 World Gold Council.
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Oddy, A. (1983). Assaying in antiquity. Gold Bulletin, 16(2), 52–59. https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03214624
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