Der Depotfund von Soloi-Pompeiopolis.

Bittel, Kurt

doi:10.1515/zava.1940.46.1.183

Cited by 8 publications

(6 citation statements)

References 0 publications

Supporting

Mentioning

Contrasting

Order By: Relevance

“…5 is identified as Cycladic copper, while the Marki mould shows that such ingots were also produced in Cyprus, presumably using Cypriot copper. In addition to those noted above from the Aegean, perforated flat axes have been found at Soli‐Pompeiopolis, indicating their distribution also in coastal Cilicia (Bittel 1940, 194–7, pl. V, nos.…”

Section: Discussion (Jmw Df)supporting

confidence: 62%

See 1 more Smart Citation

Early Bronze Age Metal Trade in the Eastern Mediterranean. New Compositional and Lead Isotope Evidence From Cyprus

Webb¹,

Frankel²,

Stos³

et al. 2006

Oxford J Archaeology

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

This paper presents the results of chemical and lead isotope analyses of 17 Early and Middle Bronze Age artefacts from Cyprus. These suggest that a number of objects are of non-Cypriot copper and lead to the identification of several as imports, a new explanation for some artefact types as ingots and a discussion of the nature of deposits at the key Cypriot site of Vasilia. This in turn allows a reconsideration of the role of Cyprus in an Aegean/eastern Mediterranean metals trade in the early years of the second half of the third millennium BC and of the development of metalworking on the island. artefact description and provenance (jmw and df)

show abstract

Section: Discussion (Jmw Df)supporting

confidence: 62%

“…80.22, 82.25; Stewart 1999, 164, pl. XXV.3, 7) as well as on a knife from the Soli‐Pompeiopolis hoard (Bittel 1940, 187, fig. 4, pl.…”

Section: Discussion (Jmw Df)mentioning

confidence: 99%

Early Bronze Age Metal Trade in the Eastern Mediterranean. New Compositional and Lead Isotope Evidence From Cyprus

Webb¹,

Frankel²,

Stos³

et al. 2006

Oxford J Archaeology

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

show abstract

“…A stamp seal (Nr. 3394) similar to the examples from Tarsus–Gözlükule was documented at Soloi (approximately 60 km west of Tarsus) and contained 2% antimony [ 59 ]. The Soloi stamp seal differs from the Tarsus–Gözlükule examples in its lower level of antimony.…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 58%

“…A dagger (Nr. 3400a) from the site was also found as antimonial copper with 2.5% antimony and 97.45% copper [ 59 : p.201]. The primary dating of the artifacts to the Middle Bronze Age [ 59 ] had changed to the Early Bronze Age III (ca.…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Why did the use of antimony-bearing alloys in Bronze Age Anatolia fall dormant after the Early Bronze Age?: A Case from Resuloğlu (Çorum, Turkey)

Dardeniz

2020

PLoS ONE

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

The archaeometallurgical and archaeological research carried out in Anatolia has provided numerous examples of diverse alloying practices representing different levels of societal interaction, from the extraction of ores to the trade of finished goods and high level gift exchange among elites. While discussions abound about the exploitation of mines, mining settlements, possible origins of artifacts, resources of copper, arsenic, and especially tin to improve our knowledge about Anatolian Bronze Age mining and metallurgy, uncommon alloying practices including the use of antimony, nickel, or lead have long remained in the shadows of scholarly research. With the aim of bringing attention to the diversity in alloying practices in Anatolian metallurgy, this article focuses on the use of antimony through an appraisal of archaeological and textual evidence from Bronze Age Anatolia. Archaeometric data from several Early Bronze Age sites are re-examined alongside new data emerging from Resuloğlu (Çorum, Turkey) to explain the reduction of the variety of alloy types used. Portable-XRF analysis of artifacts from Resuloğlu and mineralogical analysis of an antimony-bearing ore fragment present evidence of use of antimony at the region during the Early Bronze Age. This period is followed by disappearance of antimony in material record until the Iron Age, while textual records weakly refer to its circulation within the region. This paper considers geological, technological, and socio-economic factors to explain why the use of antimony alloys falls dormant after the Early Bronze Age. The political and economic change towards centralization over geological and technological factors is proposed as an explanation.

show abstract

“…31, 33, n. 5). The appearance of isolated linear signs on an axe and chisel from Vasilia [89] (p. 170, nos 1867-1870) and a knife from Soli-Pompeiopolis on the Anatolian coast [90] (p. 187, Figure 4, pl. III) also suggests north coast participation in wider networks.…”

Section: The Question Of Importsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Shifting Centres: Site Location and Resource Procurement on the North Coast of Cyprus over the Longue Durée of the Prehistoric Bronze Age

Webb

2018

Land

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

This paper examines the relationship between site location, resource procurement, and political economy in the context of three localised centres of settlement-Vasilia, Vounous, and Lapithos-which succeeded each other in the narrow, naturally bounded north coastal strip of Cyprus during the approximately 750 years of the Early and Middle Bronze Age (ca. 2450-1700 BC). Cyprus is home to abundant copper sulphide ores and was linked to the international metal trade in the first phase of the Early Bronze Age and again in the Middle Bronze Age. In both cases, this was conducted largely, if not exclusively, via outlets on the north coast which lie close to the southern coast of Anatolia and contemporary shipping lanes but some 35-40 km distant from the nearest ore bodies in the foothills of the Troodos Mountains. Mechanisms which allowed north coast sites to overcome internal distance deterrents in order to exploit geostrategic advantages in relation to external trade include a favourable natural environment (rainfall, soils, and harbours), technological advantage, probably coercion (physical and ideological), and an ability to achieve high levels of centrality within communication and transport networks with fluctuating levels of integration and hierarchy.

show abstract

Der Depotfund von Soloi-Pompeiopolis.

Cited by 8 publications

References 0 publications

Early Bronze Age Metal Trade in the Eastern Mediterranean. New Compositional and Lead Isotope Evidence From Cyprus

Early Bronze Age Metal Trade in the Eastern Mediterranean. New Compositional and Lead Isotope Evidence From Cyprus

Why did the use of antimony-bearing alloys in Bronze Age Anatolia fall dormant after the Early Bronze Age?: A Case from Resuloğlu (Çorum, Turkey)

Shifting Centres: Site Location and Resource Procurement on the North Coast of Cyprus over the Longue Durée of the Prehistoric Bronze Age

Contact Info

Product

Resources

About