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Prehistoric copper mining in Europe, 5500-500 BC / William O'Brien.
Penn Museum Library GN803 .O27 2015
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- O'Brien, William, 1961- author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Copper mines and mining, Prehistoric--Europe.
- Copper mines and mining, Prehistoric.
- Mineral industries, Prehistoric--Europe.
- Mineral industries, Prehistoric.
- Europe--Antiquities.
- Europe.
- Antiquities.
- Physical Description:
- xvii, 345 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm
- Edition:
- First edition.
- Place of Publication:
- Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2015.
- Contents:
- 1 Europe: the birthplace of mining? 1
- The geological environment 2
- The human environment 13
- A history of research 16
- The archaeology of prehistoric copper mines 27
- Prehistoric copper mines in Europe 32
- 2 South-east Europe 37
- The first metallurgy in Europe 38
- Early copper mining in Serbia 39
- Early copper mining in Bulgaria 47
- Discussion 53
- 3 Eastern and central Mediterranean 55
- Greece and the Aegean Islands 55
- Cyprus; island of copper 58
- Sardinia and Corsica 67
- Italy 67
- 4 Iberia and the western Mediterranean 77
- South-west Spain 79
- Portugal 89
- South-east and central-east Spain 90
- Northern Spain 92
- Conclusions 103
- 5 France and the western Alps 105
- Early copper mines in the Languedoc 105
- Other mines in southern France 115
- The French Alps 117
- Discussion 122
- 6 Northern Europe 125
- Ireland 125
- Britain 138
- Scandinavia 155
- 7 Central and eastern Europe 161
- The first metal workers 161
- The Austrian mines 163
- The German mountain ranges 185
- Slovakia 186
- Eurasia 187
- 8 Technology and work practices 195
- The search for copper 195
- The approach to mining 199
- Methods of rock extraction 203
- The mining environment 216
- The treatment of copper ore 221
- Ore to metal 229
- Ancillary activities 233
- Conclusions 242
- 9 Mining, community, and environment 245
- Mining as community 247
- Mining as belief 253
- Mining and settlement 263
- Mining and the environment 269
- 10 Mining, economy, and society 279
- A mining economy 279
- Copper resources and social power 290
- Boom to bust 298.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 303-339) and index.
- ISBN:
- 9780199605651
- 0199605653
- OCLC:
- 900826015
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