Levantine Hacksilber and the flow of silver in early Mediterranean commerce
Datos Bibliográficos
| ID | 7147429 |
|---|---|
| Autores | Francis Albarède (0000-0003-1994-1428, Ecole Normale Supérieure de Lyon and CNRS Lyon France, autor de correspondencia), G Scott Davis (0000-0001-9436-5024, Australian Catholic University), Gillan Davis (Australian Catholic University North Sydney NSW Australia), Haim Gitler (The Israel Museum Jerusalem Israel), Janne Blichert-Toft (0000-0002-4932-4079, École Normale Supérieure de Lyon), Janne Blichert‐Toft (Ecole Normale Supérieure de Lyon and CNRS Lyon France), Liesel Gentelli (0000-0003-3456-4958, Ecole Normale Supérieure de Lyon and CNRS Lyon France) |
| Año | 2025 |
| Volumen | 67 |
| Número | 6 |
| Páginas | 1547-1564 |
| Fecha de publicación | 2025-12-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Sí |
| Open Access | Sí |
| Tipo | ARTICLE |
| Revista | Archaeometry (JOURNAL) |
| Identificadores de la revista | ISSN: 0003-813X • E-ISSN: 1475-4754 |
| Editorial | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1111/arcm.70006 |
| OpenAlex | W4411383001 |
| Idioma | EN |
| Citas recibidas | 2 |
| Referencias citadas | 52 |
This study presents a comprehensive approach to provenancing ancient silver artefacts, introducing a novel algorithm to correct for mass‐dependent isotope fractionation. Applied to a Pb isotope database of 281 Hacksilber samples from southern Levantine hoards (1700–600 BCE) and compared with approximately 7000 galena ores from Spain to Iran, the analysis reveals shifting silver sources over time. Trade of the Levantine merchants with the pre‐ and early‐Celtic societies of the western Mediterranean appears to have followed long‐established east‐west corridors along the northern Mediterranean coast‐routes originally opened during the Neolithic expansion of Anatolian farmers and later reused during the Bronze Age and the Iron Age. The reduction in silver remelting reflects more efficient sourcing and trading practices by the end of the Iron Age
Ancient history · Archaeology · Flow (mathematics) · Geography · Mechanics · Mediterranean climate · Physics · Ancient Mediterranean Archaeology and History · Archaeology and ancient environmental studies · Archaeology and Historical Studies · Geology · History · Oceanography
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| Intervalo de citas | 2026 - 2026 (1) |
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