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978-3-540-72238-0

The Archaeometallurgy of Copper

Publication Date: 2007

ISBN: 978-3-540-72238-0

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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.


Subject: Earth and Environmental Science, Archaeometallurgy, ancient slags, copper, metal supply, metallurgy, mining, mining activities