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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| 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 |
| 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 |
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