✅ SOLVED Middle East Hunt - Ancient Copper?

[fakeer]

Does anyone know roughly how many years it takes for buried copper to exhibit such degradation? There are reports of copper smelting in this area dating back 3,000 years, so I'm wondering if this object is an oldie!

 

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[pepperj]

It's a piece of copper tubing from what purpose one could only speculate. Supply line for fluids off a vehicle/tractor. I have a supply line running from the power steering pump to the steering box on the 45yr old tractor. It's been replaced as the corrosive fluids eat through the copper.
Water will pin hole copper after a decade even, so basically your find isn't "old" in the sense of timeline. I'd put it under 70 yrs old.

 

[fakeer]

Man, that's crazy. I thought copper would have held up a lot better. Anyway, appreciate the insight.

 

[bradyboy]

I would say modern copper tube.
The oxidation of the copper would depend on the chemical make up of the soil conditions, IF was found undergraoud
Assume its lite and hollow?
Maybe from a still -IMO