La producción de bronces durante El Argar: frecuencia y criterios de uso
[EN] Tin bronze alloys were first used in the south-east of the iberian peninsula during the period of the El Argar Early Bronze Age culture. In this study, we compiled all the available published elemental analyses in order to understand the frequency and use of this alloy. The data show that some...
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| Tipo de recurso: | artículo |
| Estado: | Versión publicada |
| Fecha de publicación: | 2019 |
| País: | España |
| Institución: | Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC) |
| Repositorio: | DIGITAL.CSIC. Repositorio Institucional del CSIC |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:digital.csic.es:10261/222340 |
| Acceso en línea: | http://hdl.handle.net/10261/222340 |
| Access Level: | acceso abierto |
| Palabra clave: | Arqueometalúrgia Edad del Bronce Composición elemental Aleación Cobre Estaño Archaeometallurgy Bronze Age Elemental analysis Alloy Copper Tin |
| Sumario: | [EN] Tin bronze alloys were first used in the south-east of the iberian peninsula during the period of the El Argar Early Bronze Age culture. In this study, we compiled all the available published elemental analyses in order to understand the frequency and use of this alloy. The data show that some metal types such as halberds were never made of bronze, whereas a great number of personal ornaments (earrings, arm-rings or finger-rings) do contain tin. The chromatic effect by combining different metals and alloys (copper, bronze, silver) in the same object or in the same burial, or the higher or lower social value given to the different metals, could explain the choices in the alloys used instead of just functional or technological advantages during this Early Bronze Age. We also consider the option of metal imports from other Iberian or European regions to explain the presence of the first tin bronzes. |
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