Early metallurgy in Iberia and the western Mediterranean
This chapter explores early metallurgy and metalwork in Iberia and the western Mediterranean, focusing on the metal-using phase known as ‘Chalcolithic’. After providing a background on the Iberian peninsula and its potential importance for early metallurgy, the discussion turns to the earliest treat...
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| author | Bartelheim, Martin Pearce, Mark |
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| description | This chapter explores early metallurgy and metalwork in Iberia and the western Mediterranean, focusing on the metal-using phase known as ‘Chalcolithic’. After providing a background on the Iberian peninsula and its potential importance for early metallurgy, the discussion turns to the earliest treatment of copper ores in the region and the socioeconomic context of early metallurgy. It then looks at the earliest use of copper artefacts in Italy and the Italian peninsula c. 4500–3500 BC, as well as Mediterranean France. Finally, it examines the social role played by copper artefacts and metallurgy in the late Neolithic and Chalcolithic societies of the western Mediterranean. |
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| spelling | nottingham-491842020-05-04T17:03:54Z https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/49184/ Early metallurgy in Iberia and the western Mediterranean Bartelheim, Martin Pearce, Mark This chapter explores early metallurgy and metalwork in Iberia and the western Mediterranean, focusing on the metal-using phase known as ‘Chalcolithic’. After providing a background on the Iberian peninsula and its potential importance for early metallurgy, the discussion turns to the earliest treatment of copper ores in the region and the socioeconomic context of early metallurgy. It then looks at the earliest use of copper artefacts in Italy and the Italian peninsula c. 4500–3500 BC, as well as Mediterranean France. Finally, it examines the social role played by copper artefacts and metallurgy in the late Neolithic and Chalcolithic societies of the western Mediterranean. Oxford University Press Fowler, Chris Harding, Jan Hofman, Daniela 2015-03-26 Book Section PeerReviewed Bartelheim, Martin and Pearce, Mark (2015) Early metallurgy in Iberia and the western Mediterranean. In: The Oxford handbook of Neolithic Europe. Oxford University Press, Oxford, pp. 693-709. ISBN 9780199545841 Chalcolithic; Copper; Mining; Metallurgy; Economy; Society http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/oxfordhb/9780199545841.001.0001 doi:10.1093/oxfordhb/9780199545841.001.0001 doi:10.1093/oxfordhb/9780199545841.001.0001 |
| spellingShingle | Chalcolithic; Copper; Mining; Metallurgy; Economy; Society Bartelheim, Martin Pearce, Mark Early metallurgy in Iberia and the western Mediterranean |
| title | Early metallurgy in Iberia and the western Mediterranean |
| title_full | Early metallurgy in Iberia and the western Mediterranean |
| title_fullStr | Early metallurgy in Iberia and the western Mediterranean |
| title_full_unstemmed | Early metallurgy in Iberia and the western Mediterranean |
| title_short | Early metallurgy in Iberia and the western Mediterranean |
| title_sort | early metallurgy in iberia and the western mediterranean |
| topic | Chalcolithic; Copper; Mining; Metallurgy; Economy; Society |
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