Development of metallurgy in Eurasia

Antiquity

Volumn 83, Issue 322, 2009, Pages 1012-1022

  Roberts, Benjamin W ^a   Thornton, Christopher P ^b   Pigott, Vincent C ^c  

^a BRITISH MUSEUM   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Copper; Craftspeople; Eurasia; Gold; Mobility; Silver; Transmission

Indexed keywords

EID: 70450229092     PISSN: 0003598X     EISSN: 0003598X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0003598X00099312     Document Type: Article

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