Bronze Age iron: Meteoritic or not? A chemical strategy.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jas.2017.09.008
Abstract: Bronze Age iron artifacts could be derived from either meteoritic (extraterrestrial) or smelted (terrestrial) iron. This unresolved question is the subject of a controversy: are some, all or none made of smelted iron? In the… read more here.
Keywords: iron; bronze age; chemical; age iron ... See more keywords
Bronze Age/Iron Age cauldrons with cross-attachments or Kreuzattaschenkessel
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DOI: 10.1080/10426914.2020.1726949
Abstract: ABSTRACT This paper presents the analytical data collected from the analyses of several cauldrons with cross-attachments, perhaps better known under the German name Kreuzattaschenkessel. The analyses seem to confirm the hypothesis that these distinctive artifacts… read more here.
Keywords: cross attachments; bronze age; age iron; age ... See more keywords
Birds in Transition: Bird Exploitation in the Southern Levant During the Late Bronze Age, Iron Age I, and Iron Age II
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DOI: 10.1086/707393
Abstract: Birds and the exploitation of birds by humans are typically overlooked in archaeofaunal collections. While the frequency of avian remains does not rival those of domestic livestock, that does not render them insignificant in the… read more here.
Keywords: age iron; exploitation; age; southern levant ... See more keywords