Eastern Mediterranean metallurgy and metalwork in the second millennium BC : a conference in honour of James D. Muhly : Nicosia, 10th-11th October 2009 / edited by Vasiliki Kassianidou and George Papasavvas
- Conference Author
- Eastern Mediterranean metallurgy and metalwork in the second millennium BC (2009 : Nicosia, Cyprus)
- Published
- Oxford : Oxbow Books, 2012.
- Physical Description
- 1 online resource (xiii, 258 pages) : color illustrations, maps
- Additional Creators
- Kassianidou, Vasiliki, Papasavvas, Giōrgos, and Muhly, James David
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- Contents
- Reminiscences: working with Jim Muhly / R. Maddin -- Late bronze age copper production in Cyprus from a mining geologists perspective / G. Constantinou -- Metallurgical production and trade on bronze age Cyprus: views and variations / A.B. Knapp -- Pyrgos-Mavrorachi in Cypriot metallurgy / M.R. Belgiorno, D. Ferro and D.R. Loepp -- Tinker, tailor, farmer, miner: metals in the late bronze age economy at Kalavasos / A.K. South -- Standing on ceremony: the metallurgical finds from Maroni-Vournes, Cyprus / R. Doonan, G. Cadogan, and D. Sewell -- From regional gateway to Cypriot kingdom: copper deposits and copper routes in the chora of paphos / M. Iacovou -- The role of the apliki mine region in the post c. 1400 bc copper production and trade networks in Cyprus -- And in the wider Mediterranean / N.H. Gale and Z.A. Stos-Gale -- "Reconstructing" the Enkomi Tombs (British excavations): an instructive exercise / D. Pilides -- Metallurgy and metalwork in Enkomi: the early phases / V. Kassianidou -- The Enkomi cup: Niello versus Kuwano / A. Giumlia-Mair -- Profusion of Cypriot copper abroad, dearth of bronzes at home: a paradox in late bronze age cyprus / G. Papasavvas VI -- Cyprus and crete: the transformation of the minoan metalworking industry / P. Betancourt -- Metallurgy and metalworking in the harbour town of Knossos at Poros-Katsambas / N. Dimopoulou -- Cyprus and Sardinia, beyond the oxhide ingots / F. Lo Schiavo -- On the cessation of local copper production in the Aegean in the 2nd millennium BC / Y. Bassiakos and T. Tselios -- Late bronze age Alalakh and Cyprus: a relationship of metals? / A.K. Yener -- The evidence for metallurgical workshops of the 2nd millennium in Ugarit / E. Dardaillon -- The merchants of Ugarit: oligarchs of the late bronze age trade in metals? / C. Bell -- A unique casting mould from the new excavations at Timna Site 30 (Israel): evidence of western influence? / E. Ben-Yosef -- New perspectives on iron age copper production and society in the Faynan Region, Jordan / T. Levy, E. Ben-Yosef and M. Najjar -- Alloying and resource management in New Kingdom Egypt: the bronze industry at Qantir Pi-Ramesse and its relationship to Egyptian copper sources / T. Rehren and E.B. Pusch -- On ancient tin, its sources and trade: further comments / V.C. Pigott -- Just a few rusty bits: the innovation of iron in the Eastern Mediterranean in the 2nd and 1st millennia BC 237 / H.A. Veldhuijzen.
- Summary
- "Contains twenty-three papers on Cypriot and Mediterranean archaeology that compare and contrast the material culture associated with metallurgical workshops, as well as discussing technological issues and their cultural and archaeological contexts"--Provided by publisher.
- Subject(s)
- Metallurgy—Cyprus—History—Congresses
- Metallurgy—Mediterranean Region—History—Congresses
- Métallurgie—Chypre—Histoire—Congrès
- HISTORY—Ancient—Greece
- HISTORY / Ancient / Greece
- Antiquities
- Metallurgy
- Cyprus—Antiquities—Congresses
- Mediterranean Region—Antiquities—Congresses
- Chypre—Antiquités—Congrès
- Cyprus
- Mediterranean Region
- Genre(s)
- ISBN
- 9781842179598 (electronic bk.)
1842179594 (electronic bk.)
9781842174531 - Bibliography Note
- Includes bibliographical references.
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