Some Reflections on the Ancient Metallurgy of Sumhuram (Sultanate of Oman)

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ID21545606
AutoresMichele Degli Esposti (0000-0002-7544-0735, CNRS-UMR 6566 CReAAH, Université de Rennes France), Alexia Pavan (0009-0000-3320-2627, Office of the Adviser to His Majesty the Sultan for Cultural Affairs Muscat-Salalah Sultanate of Oman)
Año2020
Volumen80
Número1-2
Páginas179-196
Fecha de publicación2020-06-19
Open AccessNo
TipoARTICLE
RevistaAnnali Sezione Orientale (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 0393-3180 • E-ISSN: 2468-5631
EditorialWalter de Gruyter GmbH (PUBLISHER • DE)
DOI10.1163/24685631-12340098
OpenAlexW3039189962
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas3
Referencias citadas11

Multidisciplinary research on the metallurgy-related items and features from the ancient South Arabian harbour of Sumhuram, in southern Oman, have shed light on ancient copper and iron production and use at the site, pointing out what appears to be a definitely unusual practice in particular for what concerns copper alloying. In this paper, the archaeometallurgical data are summarised and discussed with the aim of showing that the existence of a copper working tradition specific to South Arabian centres can be tentatively postulated and that at least two different networks of metal production and exchange probably existed, centred on the opposite sides of the southern Arabian Peninsula

Ancient history · Archaeology · Copper · Copper alloy · Copper ore · Geography · Metallurgy · Multidisciplinary approach · Peninsula · Political science · Archaeology and Historical Studies · History · Maritime and Coastal Archaeology · Materials Science · Metallurgy and Cultural Artifacts · Geology

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