Metal and social relations of production in the 3rd and 2nd millennia BCE in the Southeast of the Iberian Peninsula

Archaeological research carried out during the last decades in the Southeast of the Iberian Peninsula has allowed us to gain a better understanding of the social structures of the Copper and Bronze Ages. As in other parts of the Old World, the question about the importance of metallurgy for the econ...

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Autores: Lull, Vicente|||0000-0002-2974-5087, Micó Pérez, Rafael|||0000-0002-2957-3182, Rihuete Herrada, Cristina|||0000-0003-1535-0209, Risch, Robert|||0000-0001-8534-5806
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2010
País:España
Institución:Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona
Repositorio:Dipòsit Digital de Documents de la UAB
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:ddd.uab.cat:163058
Acceso en línea:https://ddd.uab.cat/record/163058
https://dx.doi.org/urn:doi:10.3989/tp.2010.10042
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Chalcolithic
Bronze Age
Argaric
Metal workshops
Metal production
Silver
Arsenical copper
Calcolítico
Edad del Bronce
Argar
Talleres metalúrgicos
Producción metalúrgica
Plata
Cobre arsenical
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Sumario:Archaeological research carried out during the last decades in the Southeast of the Iberian Peninsula has allowed us to gain a better understanding of the social structures of the Copper and Bronze Ages. As in other parts of the Old World, the question about the importance of metallurgy for the economic and political development of society also rises in this region, well known for its rich ore deposits. After a general introduction into the so called Los Millares and El Argar cultures and the forces of production implied in metal working, the relations of production and consumption through which metal circulated are confronted. Hereby it becomes manifest how far the economic organisation of metallurgy and the political structure of society were mutually related