Book ID: CBB001422641

Prehistoric Copper Mining in Europe, 5500--500 BC (2015)

unapi

O'Brien, William (Author)


Oxford University Press


Publication Date: 2015
Physical Details: xvii + 345 pp.; ill.; maps; bibl.; index
Language: English

This volume examines prehistoric copper mining in Europe, from the first use of the metal eight thousand years ago in the Balkans to its widespread adoption during the Bronze Age. The history of research is examined, as is the survival of this mining archaeology in different geological settings. There is information on the technological processes of mineral prospecting, ore extraction, and metal production, as well as the logistics and organization of this activity and its environmental impact. The analysis is broadened to consider the economic and societal context of prehistoric copper mining and the nature of the distinctive communities involved. The study is based on a review of field data and research produced over many decades by the collaboration of archaeologists and geologists in a number of different countries, and covers such famous mining centres as the Mitterberg in Austria, Kargaly in Russia, the Great Orme in Wales, and those in Cyprus, from where the name of this metal derives. These regional studies are brought together for the first time to present a remarkable story of human endeavour and innovation, which marks a new stage in the mastery of our natural resources.

...More
Citation URI
https://data.isiscb.org/isis/citation/CBB001422641/

Similar Citations

Article Schmidl, A.; Kofler, W.; Oeggl-Wahlmüller, N.; Oeggl, K.; (2005)
Land Use in the Eastern Alps During the Bronze Age---An Archaeobotanical Case Study of a Hilltop Settlement in the Montafon (Western Austria) (/isis/citation/CBB000551210/)

Book Osgood, Richard; Monks, Sarah; Toms, Judith; Baboula, Eva; (2000)
Bronze Age Warfare (/isis/citation/CBB000102154/)

Article Radivojević, Miljana; Rehren, Thilo; Kuzmanović-Cvetković, Julka; Jovanović, Marija; Northover, J. Peter; (2013)
Tainted Ores and the Rise of Tin Bronzes in Eurasia, c. 6500 Years Ago (/isis/citation/CBB001321028/)

Article Breitenlechner, E.; Stöllner, Th.; Thomas, P.; Lutz, J.; Oeggl, K.; (2014)
An Interdisciplinary Study on the Environmental Reflection of Prehistoric Mining Activities at the Mitterberg Main Lode (Salzburg, Austria) (/isis/citation/CBB001320846/)

Article Yener, K. Aslihan; Kulakoglu, Fikri; Yazgan, Evren; Kontani, Ryoichi; Hayakawa, Yuichi S.; Lehner, Joseph W.; Dardeniz, Gonca; Öztürk, Güzel; Johnson, Michael; Kaptan, Ergun; Hacar, Abdullah; (2015)
New Tin Mines and Production Sites near Kültepe in Turkey: A Third-Millennium BC Highland Production Model (/isis/citation/CBB001422596/)

Article Höppner, B.; Bartelheim, M.; Huijsmans, M.; Krauss, R.; Martinek, K.-P.; Pernicka, E.; Schwab, R.; (2005)
Prehistoric Copper Production in the Inn Valley (Austria), and the Earliest Copper in Central Europe (/isis/citation/CBB000551206/)

Book Maraszek, Regine; Meller, Harald; (2009)
Die Nebra Sky Disk (/isis/citation/CBB001251300/)

Article David B. Landon; Timothy A. Tumberg; (1996)
Archeological Perspectives on the Diffusion of Technology: An Example from the Ohio Trap Rock Mine Site (/isis/citation/CBB831006428/)

Article Aramburu-Zabala, Javier; Belmonte, Juan Antonio; (2002)
On the Astronomical Orientation of the Square Talayots of Mallorca (/isis/citation/CBB000202571/)

Article Hølleland, Herdis; (2010)
Spells of History: Childe's Contribution to the European Identity Discourse (/isis/citation/CBB001020333/)

Article Wallis, Robert J.; (2014)
Re-Examining Stone “Wrist-Guards” as Evidence for Falconry in Later Prehistoric Britain (/isis/citation/CBB001422013/)

Book Milisauskas, Sarunas; (2002)
European Prehistory: A Survey (/isis/citation/CBB000201640/)

Book Whittle, Alasdair W. R.; Bickle, Penny; (2014)
Early Farmers: The View from Archaeology and Science (/isis/citation/CBB001422642/)

Book Dragos Gheorghiu; George Nash; Herman Bender; Emília Pásztor; (2018)
Lands of the Shamans: Archaeology, Cosmology and Landscape (/isis/citation/CBB727285779/)

Chapter Luisa Dallai; (2014)
Massa Marittima nell'età del Codice: una rilettura dei dati archeologici e minerari (/isis/citation/CBB126256664/)

Article Webb, Jennifer M.; (2002)
New Evidence for the Origins of Textile Production in Bronze Age Cyprus (/isis/citation/CBB000202383/)

Article Fragoulis, D.; Skembris, A.; Papaodysseus, C.; Rousopoulos, P.; Panagopoulos, Th.; Triantafyllou, C.; Vlachopoulos, A.; Doumas, C.; (2005)
Origins and Application of Geometry in the Thera Prehistoric Civilization Ca. 1650 BC (/isis/citation/CBB000651420/)

Authors & Contributors
Oeggl, K.
Plutniak, Sébastien
David B. Landon
Dallai, Luisa
Pásztor, Emília
Bender, Herman
Concepts
Archaeology
Mines and mining
Prehistory and primitive societies
Copper and copper industry
Metals and metallic compounds
Anthropology, prehistoric
Time Periods
Prehistory
Bronze age
Stone age
Renaissance
Medieval
Ancient
Places
Europe
Great Britain
Middle and Near East
Arabian peninsula
Anatolia (Turkey)
Michigan (U.S.)
Comments

Be the first to comment!

{{ comment.created_by.username }} on {{ comment.created_on | date:'medium' }}

Log in or register to comment