Some Reflections on the Ancient Metallurgy of Sumhuram (Sultanate of Oman)

Autor:	Alexia Pavan, Michele Degli Esposti
Rok vydání:	2020
Předmět:	Engineering business.industry General Medicine Ancient history business
Zdroj:	Annali Sezione Orientale. 80:179-196
ISSN:	2468-5631 0393-3180
DOI:	10.1163/24685631-12340098
Popis:	Multidisciplinary research on the metallurgy-related items and features from the ancient South Arabian harbour of Sumhuram, in southern Oman, have shed light on ancient copper and iron production and use at the site, pointing out what appears to be a definitely unusual practice in particular for what concerns copper alloying. In this paper, the archaeometallurgical data are summarised and discussed with the aim of showing that the existence of a copper working tradition specific to South Arabian centres can be tentatively postulated and that at least two different networks of metal production and exchange probably existed, centred on the opposite sides of the southern Arabian Peninsula.
Databáze:	OpenAIRE
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