On Pins and Needles: Tracing the Evolution of Copper-base Alloying at Tepe Yahya, Iran, via ICP-MS Analysis of Common-place Items Export

@article{citeulike:935592, abstract = {From 1967 to 1975 a team of archaeologists excavated the site of Tepe Yahya in southeastern Iran under the direction of C. C. Lamberg-Karlovsky. Although there are two forthcoming "final reports" (Hiebert (in progress), and Magee (in press); see also Lamberg-Karlovsky \& Potts, 2001), analysis of the materials continues as opportunities allow. Metal artefacts, most especially those made of copper and its alloys, are found at this site from the late Neolithic through the Iron Age. Archaeometallurgical analysis, radiocarbon chronologies, and archaeological interpretation allow one to state when and how a type of metal or a style of object was invented, its use as a trade item, and its function and value to an ancient community. In the hopes of establishing a framework for future archaeometallurgical studies, most of the metal artefacts from Tepe Yahya, Iran, stored in the Peabody Museum of Harvard University, were analysed for elemental composition to complement stylistic and metallographic data.}, author = {Thornton, Christopher P. and Lamberg-Karlovsky, C. C. and Liezers, Martin and Young, Suzanne M.}, citeulike-article-id = {935592}, citeulike-linkout-0 = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1006/jasc.2002.0809}, citeulike-linkout-1 = {http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/B6WH8-46MJTC9-9/2/627d3ff1b3fa76445c5f1dc7a9fea1cb}, doi = {10.1006/jasc.2002.0809}, journal = {Journal of Archaeological Science}, keywords = {age-du-bronze, age-du-fer, alliage, analyse-chimique, bronze, cuivre, cuivre-arsenie, icp-ms, iran, jas, laiton, natif, neolithique}, month = {December}, number = {12}, pages = {1451--1460}, posted-at = {2006-11-07 17:11:38}, priority = {2}, title = {On Pins and Needles: Tracing the Evolution of Copper-base Alloying at Tepe Yahya, Iran, via ICP-MS Analysis of Common-place Items}, url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1006/jasc.2002.0809}, volume = {29}, year = {2002} }

TY - JOUR ID - citeulike:935592 L3 - citeulike-article-id:935592 N2 - From 1967 to 1975 a team of archaeologists excavated the site of Tepe Yahya in southeastern Iran under the direction of C. C. Lamberg-Karlovsky. Although there are two forthcoming "final reports" (Hiebert (in progress), and Magee (in press); see also Lamberg-Karlovsky & Potts, 2001), analysis of the materials continues as opportunities allow. Metal artefacts, most especially those made of copper and its alloys, are found at this site from the late Neolithic through the Iron Age. Archaeometallurgical analysis, radiocarbon chronologies, and archaeological interpretation allow one to state when and how a type of metal or a style of object was invented, its use as a trade item, and its function and value to an ancient community. In the hopes of establishing a framework for future archaeometallurgical studies, most of the metal artefacts from Tepe Yahya, Iran, stored in the Peabody Museum of Harvard University, were analysed for elemental composition to complement stylistic and metallographic data. IS - 12 JF - Journal of Archaeological Science EP - 1460 TI - On Pins and Needles: Tracing the Evolution of Copper-base Alloying at Tepe Yahya, Iran, via ICP-MS Analysis of Common-place Items VL - 29 SP - 1451 KW - age-du-bronze KW - age-du-fer KW - alliage KW - analyse-chimique KW - bronze KW - cuivre KW - cuivre-arsenie KW - icp-ms KW - iran KW - jas KW - laiton KW - natif KW - neolithique AU - Thornton, Christopher AU - Lamberg-Karlovsky, CC AU - Liezers, Martin AU - Young, Suzanne PY - 2002/12// UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1006/jasc.2002.0809 ER -