The ‘island of silver veins’: an overview of the earliest metal and metalworking in Sardinia
This paper presents a review of our knowledge of the earliest phases of metal use and working in Sardinia, based where possible on radiocarbon chronology. It covers the cultural periods from the late Neolithic Ozieri to the Copper Age Monte Claro phase. I suggest that in contrast to continental Ital...
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| description | This paper presents a review of our knowledge of the earliest phases of metal use and working in Sardinia, based where possible on radiocarbon chronology. It covers the cultural periods from the late Neolithic Ozieri to the Copper Age Monte Claro phase. I suggest that in contrast to continental Italy, the earliest metalwork in Sardinia seems to be used for display. It is striking that metal use and working seems to emerge in Sardinia later than in mainland Italy, despite the island’s rich metal resources. |
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| spelling | nottingham-510752020-05-04T19:36:57Z https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/51075/ The ‘island of silver veins’: an overview of the earliest metal and metalworking in Sardinia Pearce, Mark This paper presents a review of our knowledge of the earliest phases of metal use and working in Sardinia, based where possible on radiocarbon chronology. It covers the cultural periods from the late Neolithic Ozieri to the Copper Age Monte Claro phase. I suggest that in contrast to continental Italy, the earliest metalwork in Sardinia seems to be used for display. It is striking that metal use and working seems to emerge in Sardinia later than in mainland Italy, despite the island’s rich metal resources. Deutsches Bergbau-Museum Bochum 2018-05-17 Article PeerReviewed Pearce, Mark (2018) The ‘island of silver veins’: an overview of the earliest metal and metalworking in Sardinia. Metalla, 23 (2). pp. 91-111. ISSN 0947-6229 Sardinia; early metallurgy; copper; silver; lead |
| spellingShingle | Sardinia; early metallurgy; copper; silver; lead Pearce, Mark The ‘island of silver veins’: an overview of the earliest metal and metalworking in Sardinia |
| title | The ‘island of silver veins’: an overview of the earliest metal and metalworking in Sardinia |
| title_full | The ‘island of silver veins’: an overview of the earliest metal and metalworking in Sardinia |
| title_fullStr | The ‘island of silver veins’: an overview of the earliest metal and metalworking in Sardinia |
| title_full_unstemmed | The ‘island of silver veins’: an overview of the earliest metal and metalworking in Sardinia |
| title_short | The ‘island of silver veins’: an overview of the earliest metal and metalworking in Sardinia |
| title_sort | ‘island of silver veins’: an overview of the earliest metal and metalworking in sardinia |
| topic | Sardinia; early metallurgy; copper; silver; lead |
| url | https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/51075/ |