Beyond Provenance : New Approaches to Interpreting the Chemistry of Archaeological Copper Alloys /

Beyond Provenance : New Approaches to Interpreting the Chemistry of Archaeological Copper Alloys /

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For the last 180 years, scientists have been attempting to determine the 'provenance' (geological source) of the copper used in Bronze Age artefacts. However, despite advances in analytical technologies, the theoretical approach has remained virtually unchanged over this period, with the i...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Pollard, A. M. (Author), Bray, Philip J. (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Leuven, Belgium : Leuven University Press, [2018]
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Copper alloys.
Bronze age.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Archaeology.
Archaeological science, methodology & techniques.
copper alloy.
Cuivre > Alliages.
Chimie archeologique > Methodologie.
Archaeological chemistry > Methodology.
Electronic books.
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Table of Contents:
  • Preface: FLAME and the 'Oxford system'
  • Previous approaches to the chemistry and provenance of archaeological copper alloys
  • Developing a new interpretative framework
  • Legacy datasets and chemical data quality
  • Trace elements and 'copper groups'
  • Alloying elements and 'alloy types'
  • Lead isotope data from archaeological copper alloys
  • The FLAME GIS-database
  • Summary: Beyond provenance?

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