Transformative copper metallurgy in Chalcolithic Cyprus: a reappraisal
| Autor: | Sarah De Ceuster, Bleda S. Düring, Vasiliki Kassianidou, Patrick Degryse |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2021 |
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Archeology
History Archaeometallurgy chemistry.chemical_element Social Sciences Copper metallurgy lead isotope analysis KITES HADRAMAWT ARABIA FIELD Science & Technology General Arts and Humanities Chalcolithic Archaeology Copper ore Copper Transformative learning chemistry Anthropology copper Smelting Cyprus archaeometallurgy Philia phase Life Sciences & Biomedicine |
| Zdroj: | Antiquity, 95(381), 670-685 |
| Popis: | The extraction and smelting of the rich copper ore deposits of Cyprus and the manufacture of copper objects on the island are thought to have begun during the Philia phase (c. 2400–2200 BC). Here, the authors present the results of lead isotope analysis undertaken on Late Chalcolithic (2900–2400 BC) metal objects from the site of Chlorakas-Palloures. The results facilitate a reassessment of the timing of the start of transformative copper technologies on Cyprus and the re-evaluation of contemporaneous copper artefacts from Jordan and Crete previously suggested to have been consistent with Cypriot ores. They conclude that there is no compelling evidence for transformative metallurgy in Chalcolithic Cyprus. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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