¿Hierro meteorítico en el Tesoro de Villena?

[EN] The presence in the Villena Treasure (Alicante) of two iron artefacts, a hollow hemisphere and a penannular bracelet or ring, have generated controversy around the chronology of this unique find since its discovery in 1963. The new analytical data here presented point to the use of meteoritic i...

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Autores: Rovira-Llorens, Salvador, Renzi, Martina, Montero Ruiz, Ignacio
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2023
País:España
Institución:Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC)
Repositorio:DIGITAL.CSIC. Repositorio Institucional del CSIC
OAI Identifier:oai:digital.csic.es:10261/362545
Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/10261/362545
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Archaeometallurgy
PXRF
LA-ICP-MS
Meteoritic iron
Late Bronze Age
Alicante
Arqueometalurgia
Hierro meteorítico
Bronce Tardío
Metallurgy
Prehistory
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Sumario:[EN] The presence in the Villena Treasure (Alicante) of two iron artefacts, a hollow hemisphere and a penannular bracelet or ring, have generated controversy around the chronology of this unique find since its discovery in 1963. The new analytical data here presented point to the use of meteoritic iron for the manufacture of both objects. Such a result places the chronology of the Treasure in the Late Bronze Age, before the production of terrestrial iron started.