Beaker and Early Bronze Age Tin Exploitation in Cornwall:Cassiterite Processing Identified through Microwear and pXRF Analyses
The appearance of Beaker pottery in Britain and Ireland during the twenty-fifth century BC marks a significant archaeological horizon, being synchronous with the first metal artefacts. The adoption of arsenical copper, mostly from Ireland, was followed by that of tin-bronze around 2200 BC. However,...
Published in: | European Journal of Archaeology |
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Main Authors: | , , , , , |
Format: | Article in Journal/Newspaper |
Language: | English |
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2022
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Online Access: | https://research.brighton.ac.uk/en/publications/773c339a-c4d9-4340-a9c9-96fa52fa1618 https://doi.org/10.1017/eaa.2022.30 https://cris.brighton.ac.uk/ws/files/33287695/EJA_470_Tin_Final_PURE.pdf |