The currently accepted narrative on the prehistory of bronze alloying technology follows
deterministic, outdated assumptions of technological progression that ignore the role of …

Bronze is the defining metal of the European Bronze Age and has been at the center of
archaeological and science-based research for well over a century. Archaeometallurgical …

A collection of 157 copper alloy artefacts from the necropolis of Palaepaphos Skales,
located in south-west Cyprus, dating to the 11th-8th centuries BC, was studied and …

Abstract Middle Bronze Age was a transition period in Iberia, characterised by the
emergence of bronzes after more than a millennium of a conservative metallurgy of copper …

Archaeologists are being increasingly challenged to apply their methods and perspectives
to address contemporary global concerns, such as material consumption and recycling. The …

Archaeological excavations in western Iran have recently revealed a significant Luristan
Bronzes collection from Sangtarashan archaeological site. The site and its bronze collection …

Recent archaeological investigations at Khao Sam Kaeo, on the Upper Thai-Malay
Peninsula, have furnished evidence for a mid/late 1st millennium BCE cultural exchange …

This paper presents the results of comprehensive geochemical analysis of experimental
copper smelting products. An iterative, long-term experimental programme has been …

Metallographic, chemical and lead isotopic analyses of copper-based artefacts recovered
from the Northwest Quarter in Jerash (ancient Gerasa) in Jordan provide new information on …

Archaeological works at Entre Águas 5 (Portugal) uncovered a seasonal LBA settlement
with significant metallurgical remains (crucibles, moulds, prills and a tuyere) related to …