Arisman
# Arisman

Arisman (Persian: اريسمان, also Romanized as Arīsmān and Erīsmān; also known as Azīsmān and Brīsmān) is a village in, and the capital of, Emamzadeh Aqaali Abbas Rural District of Emamzadeh District, Natanz County, Isfahan province, Iran.

At the 2006 National Census, its population was 1,745 in 489 households. The following census in 2011 counted 1,838 people in 569 households. The latest census in 2016 showed a population of 2,018 people in 690 households. It was the largest village in its rural district.

## Ancient metallurgy

At Arisman, some of the oldest evidence of silver production in the world has been found - such as the litharge fragments and cakes. This was taking place around 3600 BC. Arsenical copper production was also taking place.

The ore was mined from some polymetallic ore deposits in the same area. These deposits contain a mixture of copper, arsenic, lead, and silver. First, the ore was smelted, and then the second step of cupellation was used to separate arsenical copper and silver.

