
The SciencesJune 1, 1984
Pre-Columbian Surface Metallurgy
The metalsmiths of Andean cultures knew how to plate copper with gold or silver and how to treat alloys of copper, gold and silver so that the surface of the metal consisted only of gold

Pre-Columbian Surface Metallurgy
The metalsmiths of Andean cultures knew how to plate copper with gold or silver and how to treat alloys of copper, gold and silver so that the surface of the metal consisted only of gold