Electricity Generation or Magic? The Analysis of an Unusual Group of Finds from Mesopotamia
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MASCA Research Papers in Science and Archaeology / Smithsonian Museum Conservation Institute bibliography
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Emmerich Paszthory's archaeological/material analysis asked whether the objects were galvanic cells and answered no, interpreting the wider find group as objects used in magical practice.
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The artifact geometry can be made electrochemically active in reconstruction if an electrolyte and circuit are supplied, but that does not establish what liquid, connections or purpose existed in antiquity.