New Light on the Development of Chalcolithic Metal Technology in the Southern Levant Export

@article{citeulike:6039821, abstract = {Abstract\ \ Several decades after the discovery of the spectacular Nahal Mishmar Hoard (a collection of cast metal goods, some quite ornate, found in a cave high in the cliffs of the Judean Desert) many important questions about Chalcolithic metallurgy in the southern Levant remain unanswered. What is the origin of the materials used? Where were the final goods produced and what were the dynamics of production? In fact, new questions have also arisen as recent discoveries force us to reconsider previous interpretations of Chalcolithic metallurgy and the societies within which it evolved. Such will be the focus of this paper.}, author = {Golden, Jonathan}, citeulike-article-id = {6039821}, citeulike-linkout-0 = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10963-009-9022-6}, citeulike-linkout-1 = {http://www.springerlink.com/content/b198r0152065707l}, doi = {10.1007/s10963-009-9022-6}, journal = {Journal of World Prehistory}, keywords = {200910, chalcolithique, cuivre, metallurgie, proche-orient}, posted-at = {2009-10-30 11:17:47}, priority = {2}, title = {New Light on the Development of Chalcolithic Metal Technology in the Southern Levant}, url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10963-009-9022-6} }

TY - JOUR ID - citeulike:6039821 L3 - citeulike-article-id:6039821 N2 - Abstract  Several decades after the discovery of the spectacular Nahal Mishmar Hoard (a collection of cast metal goods, some quite ornate, found in a cave high in the cliffs of the Judean Desert) many important questions about Chalcolithic metallurgy in the southern Levant remain unanswered. What is the origin of the materials used? Where were the final goods produced and what were the dynamics of production? In fact, new questions have also arisen as recent discoveries force us to reconsider previous interpretations of Chalcolithic metallurgy and the societies within which it evolved. Such will be the focus of this paper. JF - Journal of World Prehistory TI - New Light on the Development of Chalcolithic Metal Technology in the Southern Levant KW - 200910 KW - chalcolithique KW - cuivre KW - metallurgie KW - proche-orient AU - Golden, Jonathan UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10963-009-9022-6 ER -