Copper production at Baratti (Populonia, southern Tuscany) in the early Etruscan period (9th-8th centuries BC)

Journal of Archaeological Science

Volumn 36, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 1626-1636

  Chiarantini, L ^a   Benvenuti, M ^a   Costagliola, P ^a   Fedi, M E ^b   Guideri, S ^c   Romualdi, A ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

^b INFN SEZIONE DI FIRENZE   (Italy)

^c Societa' Parchi Val di Cornia S p a   (Italy)

^d Galleria degli Uffizi   (Italy)

Author keywords

Copper; Early Iron Age; Populonia; Radiocarbon dating; Slag

Indexed keywords

COPPER; INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION; IRON AGE; METALLURGY; RADIOCARBON DATING; SMELTING;

EURASIA; EUROPE; ITALY; SOUTHERN EUROPE; TUSCANY;

EID: 67349224060     PISSN: 03054403     EISSN: 10959238     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jas.2009.03.026     Document Type: Article

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