Tin in antiquity : its mining and trade throughout the ancient world with particular reference to Cornwall / R.D. Penhallurick.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Penhallurick, R. D. (Roger David), 1940-

Contributor:

Institute of Materials, Minerals, and Mining.

Series:

Book (Institute of Materials (Great Britain)) ; 325.

Book ; 325

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Tin industry--England--Cornwall (County)--History.

Tin industry.

Tin industry--History.

Genre:

Statistics.

Physical Description:

xiii, 271 p. : ill. (some col.).

Monthly

Edition:

1st ed.

Continues:

Tin (United States. Bureau of Mines)

Place of Publication:

Leeds, U.K. : Maney, for the Institute of Materials, Minerals and Mining, 2008, c1986.

Language Note:

English

System Details:

Mode of access: Internet from the USGS web site. Address as of 10/14/99: http://minerals.usgs.gov/minerals/pubs/commodity/tin/index.html; current access available via PURL.

Summary:

'Tin in Antiquity' is the first comprehensive history of the early metallurgy of tin, a mine of information on this rare, highly prized metal so vital to the developing civilization of the Bronze Age. The origins of tin have always been a mystery, but the author has unearthed archaeological evidence from all over the world to trace the tinfields used before the discovery of European deposits. He takes us on a fascinating voyage of discovery through the Ancient World, delving into mythology, and enlivening his scholarly text with quotations from the Classics and humorous anecdotes. As his name suggests, Roger Penhallurick's roots are deep in Cornwall- formerly the world's largest tin producer, and still the greatest in Europe. So it is fitting that the Cornish section comprises almost half the book, for the first time collecting together all the evidence for tin streaming between 2000 BC and AD 1000. All surviving artifacts recovered from the tin workings are illustrated and put in their archaeological context. The book is lavishly illustrated throughout, including many rare old photos, and has a full bibliography of the wealth of sources that have contributed to this work.

Contents:

pt. 1. Africa and Asia

pt. 2. Europe (excluding south-west England)

pt. 3. South-west England (Cornwall, Devon and the Isles of Scilly).

Notes:

This paperback edition first published in 2008.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Beginning with issue for Jan. 2003, issued in online format only.

Summarized by annual with title: Tin (Annual : Online).

ISBN:

1-000-94642-8

1-000-95138-3

1-907747-78-8

OCLC:

47028829