The emergence of complex metallurgy on the Iranian plateau: Escaping the levantine paradigm

Journal of World Prehistory

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 301-327

  Thornton, Christopher Peter ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Chalcolithic; Copper alloys; Crucibles; Gold; Iran; Levant; Metallurgy; Silver; Slag

Indexed keywords

ALLOY; COPPER; DEVELOPMENT PROJECT; GOLD; INNOVATION; METALLURGY; TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT;

ANATOLIA; ASIA; CAUCASUS; EURASIA; IRAN; LEVANT; MEDITERRANEAN REGION; MEDITERRANEAN SEA; MESOPOTAMIA; MIDDLE EAST; SOUTHEAST ASIA; TURKEY;

EID: 70549098808     PISSN: 08927537     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10963-009-9019-1     Document Type: Article

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