Bronze Age copper mining in counties Cork and Kerry, IrelandA description of the Bronze Age copper mines in Ireland, their location, number, finds from them together with an important discussion of their probable production. See 18-662. -- AATAJackson, J S...
The ancient copper mines discovered below the Great Orme – a prominent limestone headland on the north coast of Wales – date back over 4,000 years to the Bronze Age. Uncovered in 1987, it is thought to be one of the largest known prehistoric mines in the world. It is thought the min...
This approach relies on using expertise from geological disciplines combined with the latest analytical techniques and are here applied to the Great Orme mine in north Wales which is one of the largest surviving Bronze Age copper mines in Europe. The results show this mine to be a major source...
The Incredible Bronze Age Journey2002-10出版 想读 在读 读过 简介 It is 1450 BC and Milo Drakos, a high Minoan (Cretan) official, is sent to evaluate and improve the well-traveled but dangerous 9,000-mile Trans-Atlantic Minoan trading route between the 5,000 ancient copper mines in ...
Historically speaking, the bronze age was rather short-lived. Only about 2500 to 3000 years. The advancement in metalworking during the bronze age led to metallurgy techniques which lead to the ability to work with iron. Compared to tin, or even copper, iron is very abundant. However, iron ...
The proximity of the copper mines of Skouriotissa may account for the wealth and importance of this region, from where copper must have been exported, as it was from the harbour towns of the south and east coasts of Cyprus during the Late Cypriote II period. Toumba tou Skourou is excavat...
Copper Age as separate phases. Even when attempts are made to cross the divide (e.g., Robb2007; Whittle1996), Neolithic specialists read the sequence from their particular vantage point, which construes the Copper Age as a hyper-evolved late Neolithic. Conversely, Copper Age specialists treat ...
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The economic, social and environmental implications of faunal remains from the Bronze Age copper mines at Great Orme, North Wales Metal mining sites are usually treated as only being able to inform about economic and social activities through remains directly linked to mining and smel... James,...
The Bronze Age is a time period that is widely recognised for its contributions to the development of human civilisation. During this time, the first evidence of writing and use more »