Bradley, R., Meredith, P., Smith, J. and Edmonds, M. (1992). Rock physics and the Neolithic axe trade in Great Britain. Archaeometry 34 (2). Vol 34(2), pp. 223-233.
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Rock physics and the Neolithic axe trade in Great Britain | ||||
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Issue The name of the volume or issue |
Archaeometry 34 (2) | ||||
Series The series the publication or report is included in |
Archaeometry | ||||
Volume Volume number and part |
34 (2) | ||||
Page Start/End The start and end page numbers. |
223 - 233 | ||||
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Abstract The abstract describing the content of the publication or report |
This paper is concerned with the products of a number of Neolithic quarries in highland Britain. It investigates the claim that the scale of axe distribution was partly the result of social factors which resulted in these artefacts gaining an added value in areas remote from their sources. One case study considers the sequence of production in Cumbria, in relation to the tensile strength of the rock quarried in different parts of the region. It shows that these considerations had only a limited influence over the choice of stone source and the scale on which it was worked. A second study compares the tensile strength of the main raw materials used for making non-flint axes with the extent to which these sources were actually exploited. Again there is only a limited relationship between the two, suggesting that social factors may indeed have been important. | ||||
Year of Publication The year the book, article or report was published |
1992 | ||||
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Created Date The date the record of the pubication was first entered |
20 Jan 2002 |
