Beyond Provenance
Human intentionality in chemical patterns in Bronze Age metals 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 rema...
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| description | Human intentionality in chemical patterns in Bronze Age metals 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 interpretative methodology only changing to accommodate the increasing capacity of computers. This book represents a concerted effort to think about the composition of Bronze Age metal as the product of human intentionality as well as of geology. It considers the trace element composition of the metal, the alloying elements, and the lead isotopic composition, showing how a combination of these aspects, along with archaeological context and typology, can reveal much more about the life history of such artefacts, expanding considerably upon the rather limited ambition of knowing where the ore was extracted. Beyond Provenance serves as a 'how-to handbook' for those wishing to look for evidence of human intentionality in the chemical patterning observed in bronzes. Ebook available in Open Access. This publication is GPRC-labeled (Guaranteed Peer-Reviewed Content). |
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| spelling | doab-20.500.12854ir-1170402024-04-04T14:42:20Z Beyond Provenance Pollard, Mark Archaeology thema EDItEUR::N History and Archaeology::NK Archaeology Human intentionality in chemical patterns in Bronze Age metals 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 interpretative methodology only changing to accommodate the increasing capacity of computers. This book represents a concerted effort to think about the composition of Bronze Age metal as the product of human intentionality as well as of geology. It considers the trace element composition of the metal, the alloying elements, and the lead isotopic composition, showing how a combination of these aspects, along with archaeological context and typology, can reveal much more about the life history of such artefacts, expanding considerably upon the rather limited ambition of knowing where the ore was extracted. Beyond Provenance serves as a 'how-to handbook' for those wishing to look for evidence of human intentionality in the chemical patterning observed in bronzes. Ebook available in Open Access. This publication is GPRC-labeled (Guaranteed Peer-Reviewed Content). 2023-10-05T11:21:10Z 2023-10-05T11:21:10Z 2018 book ONIX_20231005_9789461662668_2711 9789461662668 9789462701625 https://directory.doabooks.org/handle/20.500.12854/117040 eng Studies in Archaeological Sciences image/jpeg Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International https://www.jstor.org/stable/10.2307/j.ctv7xbs5r Leuven University Press 10.2307/j.ctv7xbs5r 10.2307/j.ctv7xbs5r 9e472607-bec3-4b15-ba3f-f05039722389 9789461662668 9789462701625 open access |
| spellingShingle | Archaeology thema EDItEUR::N History and Archaeology::NK Archaeology Beyond Provenance |
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| topic | Archaeology thema EDItEUR::N History and Archaeology::NK Archaeology |
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