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oapen-20.500.12657-276782024-03-23T11:30:09Z Beyond Provenance Pollard, Mark Eurasian Bronze Age Chemical composition of bronzes Lead isotopes in bronzes Metal biography Copper Groups Alloying patterns GIS Spatial analysis thema EDItEUR::N History and Archaeology::NK Archaeology::NKX Archaeological science, methodology and techniques "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." 2018-10-01 23:55:55 2019-05-13 14:54:12 2020-04-01T11:59:36Z 2020-04-01T11:59:36Z 2018 book 1002327 OCN: 1082957349 9789462701625 http://library.oapen.org/handle/20.500.12657/27678 eng Studies in Archaeological Sciences application/pdf n/a Beyond Provenance_e.pdf Leuven University Press 10.2307/j.ctv7xbs5r 10.2307/j.ctv7xbs5r 91436d3b-fb9a-45e9-8a57-08708b92dcda European Research Council (ERC) 9789462701625 6 234 Belgium, Leuven 1300505 FLAME open access
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"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."
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