Facing the complexity of copper-sulphide ore smelting and assessing the role of copper in south-central Cyprus: A comparative study of the slag assemblage from Late Bronze Age Kalavasos-Ayios Dhimitrios

被引：9

作者：

Van Brempt, Lente ^{[1
]}

Kassianidou, Vasiliki ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] Univ Cyprus, Dept Hist & Archaeol, Archaeol Res Unit, POB 20537, CY-1678 Nicosia, Cyprus

来源：

JOURNAL OF ARCHAEOLOGICAL SCIENCE-REPORTS | 2016年 / 7卷

关键词：

Late Bronze Age; Cyprus; Copper slag; Sulphide smelting;

D O I：

10.1016/j.jasrep.2015.08.022

中图分类号：

K85 [文物考古];

学科分类号：

0601 ;

摘要：

A rather small metallurgical assemblage was found at the Late Bronze Age urban settlement of Kalavasos-Ayios Dhimitrios. By means of a detailed and comparative study of the slag assemblage, which is the largest found at any of the sites within the Kalavasos-Maroni region, we aim to reconstruct the technological process involved in copper production at the site and enlighten the role copper may have played within the Late Cypriot societies of south-central Cyprus. The presence of both tap and furnace slag, resulting from two diverse processes with seemingly variable degrees of technical efficiency in metal extraction, leads us to reflect on the complexity of sulphide ore smelting. (C) 2015 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

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页码：539 / 553

页数：15