Exploitation of Mining Resources in El Argar Culture: Bronze Age Metallurgy in the Hinterland of the Western Betic Cordillera (Southeastern Iberian Peninsula)

Murillo-Barroso, M.; Aranda Jiménez, G.; Lozano Rodríguez, José Antonio; Lackinger, A.; Stos-Gale, Z.; Rodríguez, J.; Álvarez-Valero, A. M.; Gil Ibarguchi, J.I.; Montero Ruiz, Ignacio

Exploitation of Mining Resources in El Argar Culture: Bronze Age Metallurgy in the Hinterland of the Western Betic Cordillera (Southeastern Iberian Peninsula)

This research addresses the territorial organisation of metallurgical production during the El Argar Bronze Age (2200–1550 cal BC) in the inner areas of El Argar territory through lead‐isotope and trace element analyses of geological copper ores, archaeometallurgical remains and copper‐based artefac...

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Autores:	Murillo-Barroso, M., Aranda Jiménez, G., Lozano Rodríguez, José Antonio, Lackinger, A., Stos-Gale, Z., Rodríguez, J., Álvarez-Valero, A. M., Gil Ibarguchi, J.I., Montero Ruiz, Ignacio
Tipo de recurso:	artículo
Estado:	Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:	2024
País:	España
Institución:	Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC)
Repositorio:	DIGITAL.CSIC. Repositorio Institucional del CSIC
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Palabra clave:	Archaeometallurgy Arsenical copper Bronze Lead-isotope analysis MC-ICP-MS Provenance studies Trace element compositions

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spelling	Exploitation of Mining Resources in El Argar Culture: Bronze Age Metallurgy in the Hinterland of the Western Betic Cordillera (Southeastern Iberian Peninsula)Murillo-Barroso, M.Aranda Jiménez, G.Lozano Rodríguez, José AntonioLackinger, A.Stos-Gale, Z.Rodríguez, J.Álvarez-Valero, A. M.Gil Ibarguchi, J.I.Montero Ruiz, IgnacioArchaeometallurgyArsenical copperBronzeLead-isotope analysisMC-ICP-MSProvenance studiesTrace element compositionsThis research addresses the territorial organisation of metallurgical production during the El Argar Bronze Age (2200–1550 cal BC) in the inner areas of El Argar territory through lead‐isotope and trace element analyses of geological copper ores, archaeometallurgical remains and copper‐based artefacts. Results from 31 mineral and 35 archaeological samples suggest that the exploitation of copper resources in the studied region was significant and had a similar impact than other mining districts of El Argar territory. This, therefore, leads the hierarchical and centralised production model to be questioned. It also appears that the copper ore deposits in the coastal regions that were intensively exploited during the Copper Age were used less intensively in the El Argar period. At that time, copper was mostly procured from ore deposits in the inland areas of El Argar territory: that is, ore deposits within the Alpine orogeny hinterland (inland areas of the Betic Cordillera, from Granada to Baza). Other artefacts were sourced from outside the Alpine geological domain, but still on the fringe of El Argar territory (the foothills of the Sierra Morena‐Linares mining district) or even from ore deposits definitely outside El Argar territory itself (the Los Pedroches Variscan region and elsewhere).This paper has been developed within the framework of the R&D projects PID2022-137494NB-I00/SRA State Research Agency/10.13039/501100011033 and PID2019-108289GB-I00/SRA State Research Agency/10.13039/501100011033, funded by the Spanish Ministry of Science and Innovation and the R&D Project and HAR2017-82932-P funded by the Ministry of Economy, Industry and Competitiveness. The authors are grateful for the technical and human support provided by SGIker (UPV/EHU/ERDF, EU). Finally, we want to thank the Editor and the anonymous reviewers for their careful revision of the manuscript and their helpful comments, which have contributed toward improving this paper. Any errors remain our own.Peer reviewedWiley-BlackwellAgencia Estatal de Investigación (España)Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación (España)Ministerio de Economía, Industria y Competitividad (España)Murillo-Barroso, Mercedes [0000-0002-2271-291X]Aranda Jiménez, Gonzalo [0000-0003-1925-0221]Lozano Rodríguez, José Antonio [0000-0003-4598-4472]Stos-Gale, Z. [0000-0002-9722-5024]Álvarez-Valero, Antonio M. [0000-0001-9707-0168]Gil Ibarguchi, José Ignacio [0000-0003-0279-5065]Montero-Ruiz, Ignacio [0000-0003-0897-1031]Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas [https://ror.org/02gfc7t72]202420242024info:eu-repo/semantics/articlehttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_6501Publisher's versioninfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionhttp://hdl.handle.net/10261/370847reponame:DIGITAL.CSIC. Repositorio Institucional del CSICinstname:Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC)Inglés#PLACEHOLDER_PARENT_METADATA_VALUE##PLACEHOLDER_PARENT_METADATA_VALUE##PLACEHOLDER_PARENT_METADATA_VALUE#info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/AEI/Plan Estatal de Investigación Científica y Técnica y de Innovación 2021-2023/PID2022-137494NB-I00info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/AEI/Plan Estatal de Investigación Científica y Técnica y de Innovación 2017-2020/PID2019-108289GB-I00info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/AEI/Plan Estatal de Investigación Científica y Técnica y de Innovación 2013-2016/HAR2017-82932-Phttps://doi.org/10.1002/gea.22025Síinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessoai:digital.csic.es:10261/3708472026-05-22T06:33:51Z
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv	Exploitation of Mining Resources in El Argar Culture: Bronze Age Metallurgy in the Hinterland of the Western Betic Cordillera (Southeastern Iberian Peninsula)
title	Exploitation of Mining Resources in El Argar Culture: Bronze Age Metallurgy in the Hinterland of the Western Betic Cordillera (Southeastern Iberian Peninsula)
spellingShingle	Exploitation of Mining Resources in El Argar Culture: Bronze Age Metallurgy in the Hinterland of the Western Betic Cordillera (Southeastern Iberian Peninsula) Murillo-Barroso, M. Archaeometallurgy Arsenical copper Bronze Lead-isotope analysis MC-ICP-MS Provenance studies Trace element compositions
title_short	Exploitation of Mining Resources in El Argar Culture: Bronze Age Metallurgy in the Hinterland of the Western Betic Cordillera (Southeastern Iberian Peninsula)
title_full	Exploitation of Mining Resources in El Argar Culture: Bronze Age Metallurgy in the Hinterland of the Western Betic Cordillera (Southeastern Iberian Peninsula)
title_fullStr	Exploitation of Mining Resources in El Argar Culture: Bronze Age Metallurgy in the Hinterland of the Western Betic Cordillera (Southeastern Iberian Peninsula)
title_full_unstemmed	Exploitation of Mining Resources in El Argar Culture: Bronze Age Metallurgy in the Hinterland of the Western Betic Cordillera (Southeastern Iberian Peninsula)
title_sort	Exploitation of Mining Resources in El Argar Culture: Bronze Age Metallurgy in the Hinterland of the Western Betic Cordillera (Southeastern Iberian Peninsula)
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv	Murillo-Barroso, M. Aranda Jiménez, G. Lozano Rodríguez, José Antonio Lackinger, A. Stos-Gale, Z. Rodríguez, J. Álvarez-Valero, A. M. Gil Ibarguchi, J.I. Montero Ruiz, Ignacio
author	Murillo-Barroso, M.
author_facet	Murillo-Barroso, M. Aranda Jiménez, G. Lozano Rodríguez, José Antonio Lackinger, A. Stos-Gale, Z. Rodríguez, J. Álvarez-Valero, A. M. Gil Ibarguchi, J.I. Montero Ruiz, Ignacio
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author2	Aranda Jiménez, G. Lozano Rodríguez, José Antonio Lackinger, A. Stos-Gale, Z. Rodríguez, J. Álvarez-Valero, A. M. Gil Ibarguchi, J.I. Montero Ruiz, Ignacio
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dc.contributor.none.fl_str_mv	Agencia Estatal de Investigación (España) Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación (España) Ministerio de Economía, Industria y Competitividad (España) Murillo-Barroso, Mercedes [0000-0002-2271-291X] Aranda Jiménez, Gonzalo [0000-0003-1925-0221] Lozano Rodríguez, José Antonio [0000-0003-4598-4472] Stos-Gale, Z. [0000-0002-9722-5024] Álvarez-Valero, Antonio M. [0000-0001-9707-0168] Gil Ibarguchi, José Ignacio [0000-0003-0279-5065] Montero-Ruiz, Ignacio [0000-0003-0897-1031] Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas [https://ror.org/02gfc7t72]
dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv	Archaeometallurgy Arsenical copper Bronze Lead-isotope analysis MC-ICP-MS Provenance studies Trace element compositions
topic	Archaeometallurgy Arsenical copper Bronze Lead-isotope analysis MC-ICP-MS Provenance studies Trace element compositions
description	This research addresses the territorial organisation of metallurgical production during the El Argar Bronze Age (2200–1550 cal BC) in the inner areas of El Argar territory through lead‐isotope and trace element analyses of geological copper ores, archaeometallurgical remains and copper‐based artefacts. Results from 31 mineral and 35 archaeological samples suggest that the exploitation of copper resources in the studied region was significant and had a similar impact than other mining districts of El Argar territory. This, therefore, leads the hierarchical and centralised production model to be questioned. It also appears that the copper ore deposits in the coastal regions that were intensively exploited during the Copper Age were used less intensively in the El Argar period. At that time, copper was mostly procured from ore deposits in the inland areas of El Argar territory: that is, ore deposits within the Alpine orogeny hinterland (inland areas of the Betic Cordillera, from Granada to Baza). Other artefacts were sourced from outside the Alpine geological domain, but still on the fringe of El Argar territory (the foothills of the Sierra Morena‐Linares mining district) or even from ore deposits definitely outside El Argar territory itself (the Los Pedroches Variscan region and elsewhere).
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Exploitation of Mining Resources in El Argar Culture: Bronze Age Metallurgy in the Hinterland of the Western Betic Cordillera (Southeastern Iberian Peninsula)

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