Timberlake, S. (2002). Ancient prospection for metals and modern prospection for ancient mines -- the evidence for Bronze Age mining within the British Isles. In: n.e. Die Anfänge der Metallurgie in der Alten Welt. Rahden/Westfalen: Verlag Marie Leidorf GmbH. pp. 328-357.

Title:

Ancient prospection for metals and modern prospection for ancient mines -- the evidence for Bronze Age mining within the British Isles

Issue:

Die Anfänge der Metallurgie in der Alten Welt

Series:

Forschungen zur Archäometrie und Altertumswissenschaft

Volume:

Number of Pages:

377

Page Start/End:

328 - 357

Biblio Note

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Publication Type:

MonographSeriesChapter

Abstract:

reviews new evidence that has emerged over the past fifteen years for the sources of metal ores and the nature of mining in Bronze Age Britain, which suggests that Britain and Ireland were self-sufficient in, and perhaps important producers of, copper and tin around 1800 BC. Fieldwork has revealed 20-25 mining sites, of which ten have been excavated and dated to the Early Bronze Age. Geochemical and palaeo-environmental sampling techniques have proved successful in this search for early mines and have potential for the identification of smelting sites, which are still elusive.

Author:

Simon Timberlake

Year of Publication:

2002

ISBN:

3896468715

Subjects / Periods:

Early Bronze Age (BIAB)
1800 Bc Fieldwork (Auto Detected Temporal)
Early Bronze Age (Auto Detected Temporal)
Bronze Age (Auto Detected Temporal)
Palaeoenvironmental Sampling (Auto Detected Subject)
Copper (Auto Detected Subject)

Source:

BIAB (The British & Irish Archaeological Bibliography (BIAB))

Created Date:

09 Oct 2003