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1 online resource |
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polychrome |
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text file |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Cover; Prehistoric Copper Mining in Europe: 5500-500 bc; Copyright; Dedication; Preface; Contents; List of illustrations; List of tables; 1. Europe: the birthplace of mining?; THE GEOLOGICAL ENVIRONMENT; Ore geology; Supergene enrichment; Case study: the Great Orme; The study of ore deposits; Copper deposits in Europe; Mining trends; THE HUMAN ENVIRONMENT; Concepts of ore resources; An industry?; A HISTORY OF RESEARCH; Recent investigations; The characterization of ore resources; THE ARCHAEOLOGY OF PREHISTORIC COPPER MINES; Survival and recognition; The physical evidence. |
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PREHISTORIC COPPER MINES IN EUROPECopper supply in prehistoric Europe; This book; 2. South-east Europe; THE FIRST METALLURGY IN EUROPE; EARLY COPPER MINING IN SERBIA; Rudna Glava; EARLY COPPER MINING IN BULGARIA; Ai Bunar; DISCUSSION; 3. Eastern and central Mediterranean; GREECE AND THE AEGEAN ISLANDS; CYPRUS: ISLAND OF COPPER; Ancient mines; Cyprus and the Late Bronze Age trade in copper; SARDINIA AND CORSICA; ITALY; North-west Italy; Libiola; Monte Loreto; North-east Italy; Central Italy; South-west Italy; 4. Iberia and the western Mediterranean; SOUTH-WEST SPAIN; Chinflon; PORTUGAL. |
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SOUTH-EAST AND CENTRAL-EAST SPAINThe Balearic Islands; NORTHERN SPAIN; El Aramo; El Milagro; La Profunda; Catalonia; CONCLUSIONS; 5. France and the western Alps; EARLY COPPER MINES IN THE LANGUEDOC; Cabrières; Pioch Farrus; La Roussignole; OTHER MINES IN SOUTHERN FRANCE; THE FRENCH ALPS; Saint-Véran; Les Rousses; DISCUSSION; 6. Northern Europe; IRELAND; Ross Island; Mount Gabriel; Derrycarhoon; BRITAIN; Cwmystwyth; Parys Mountain; Great Orme; England; Alderley Edge; Ecton; Bronze Age mining in other parts of Britain; SCANDINAVIA; Bronze Age mining?; Sweden; Norway. |
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7. Central and eastern EuropeTHE FIRST METAL WORKERS; THE AUSTRIAN MINES; Bronze Age mining in the Salzburg region; Mining technology; St Veit; Saalfelden-Becken; Bronze Age copper mines in the North Tyrol; Kelchalm; Schwaz-Brixlegg; Other Bronze Age mines in Austria; Conclusions: Bronze Age mining in the eastern Alps; THE GERMAN MOUNTAIN RANGES; SLOVAKIA; EURASIA; Kargaly; 8. Technology and work practices; THE SEARCH FOR COPPER; Geological setting; THE APPROACH TO MINING; Mine workings; METHODS OF ROCK EXTRACTION; Fire-setting; Stone hammers; Other mining implements. |
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The Great Orme: mining in soft rockMount Gabriel: mining in hard rock; THE MINING ENVIRONMENT; THE TREATMENT OF COPPER ORE; Beneficiation of oxidized mineralization; Beneficiation of fahlores; Beneficiation of copper-iron sulphides; What ore?; ORE TO METAL; ANCILLARY ACTIVITIES; Mine buildings; CONCLUSIONS; 9. Mining, community, and environment; MINING AS COMMUNITY; The temporality of mining; The creation of a mining community; MINING AS BELIEF; Special deposits; Funerary record; MINING AND SETTLEMENT; Miner-farmers; Mining and agriculture in upland environments; MINING AND THE ENVIRONMENT. |
| Summary |
This volume examines prehistoric copper mining in Europe, from the first use of the metal eight thousand years ago in the Balkans to its widespread adoption during the Bronze Age. The history of research is examined, as is the survival of this mining archaeology in different geological settings. There is information on the technological processes of mineral prospecting, ore extraction, and metal production, as well as the logistics and organization of this activityand its environmental impact. The analysis is broadened to consider the economic and societal context of prehistoric copper mining. |
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eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
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Copper mines and mining, Prehistoric -- Europe.
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Copper mines and mining, Prehistoric. |
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Europe. |
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TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING -- Mining. |
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Electronic books.
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Electronic books.
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Print version: O'Brien, William, 1961- Prehistoric copper mining in Europe 9780199605651 (OCoLC)891658332 |
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9780191033827 (electronic book) |
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0191033820 (electronic book) |
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9780199605651 |
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0199605653 |
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