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THE ARCHAEOMETALLURGY OF COPPER IBD

SPRINGER
06 / 2007
9783540722373
Inglês

Sinopse

The book deals with the ancient exploitation and production of copper, exemplified by the mining district of Faynan, Jordan. It is an interdisciplinary study that comprises (mining-) archaeological and scientific aspects. The development of organizational patterns and technological improvements of mining and smelting through the ages (5th millennium BC to Roman Byzantine period), in a specific mining region, is discussed.