R G Thomas

Biographic Data

ID3642818
NAMER G Thomas
GIVEN NAMESR G
FAMILY NAMEThomas
SIGNATURETHOMAS R G
VERIFIEDNo
TOTAL WORKS7
TOTAL CITATIONS81
WORKS AS AUTHOR7
WORKS AS EDITOR0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR1991
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR1996
H-INDEX6

  • Rethinking the quest for provenance

    Open AccessPaul Budd, R Haggerty et al.ARTICLEAntiquity1996Cited by: 12References: 27

    One of the larger - and more expensive - present programmes of study in archaeological science explores the provenance of prehistoric bronzes from the Mediterranean. What are the bases of research? What will the findings tell us about the real place of metal as it moved in the ancient world

  • Oxhide Ingots, Recycling and the Mediterranean Metals Trade

    Paul Budd, A M Pollard et al.ARTICLEJournal of Mediterranean…1995Cited by: 15

    Recent research on the Late Bronze Age metals trade in the Mediterranean has focused on the long distance transport of the so-called 'oxhide' ingots, artefacts which are widely distributed on sites dated between the 16th and 12th centuries BC. The distribution and provenance of these ingots have important implications for our understanding of trade links and political organisation, but appear to be an area where conclusions based on scientific da…

  • The Possible Fractionation of Lead Isotopes in Ancient Metallurgical Processes

    Open AccessPaul Budd, A M Pollard et al.ARTICLEArchaeometry1995Cited by: 8References: 13

    The possibility of lead isotope fractionation in ancient lead production is examined. Kinetic theory relating to isotopic fractionation in non‐equilibrium evaporation is considered and the feasibility of the alteration of lead isotope abundance ratios in ore roasting and smelting is assessed. Previous experimental work is shown to have been inconclusive and conclusions are drawn on the need for further research to quantify the possible extent of …

  • Tin sources for prehistoric bronze production in Ireland

    Open AccessPaul Budd, D Gale et al.ARTICLEAntiquity1994Cited by: 1References: 10

    Ireland is important in the early metallurgy of northwest Europe, for it has given us a large majority of the Early Bronze Age artefacts from the whole British Isles. Is there tinore to have been mined in early Ireland to produce this bronze or must it have come from elsewhere

  • Evaluating Lead Isotope Data

    Open AccessPaul Budd, D Gale et al.ARTICLEArchaeometry1993Cited by: 17References: 16

  • The early development of metallurgy in the British Isles

    Open AccessPaul Budd, D Gale et al.ARTICLEAntiquity1992Cited by: 9References: 13

    Studies of prehistoric extractive and fabrication techniques suggest that the traditional view, that the earliest copper metallurgy in the British Isles was based on the exploitation of primary minerals deriving from the southwest of Ireland, is fallacious. Elaborate mineral selection and process control is not needed to produce copper of the composition reported for the Early Bronze Age, and so ore deposits in Britain were probably being exploit…

  • The Geological Sources and Transport of the Bluestones of Stonehenge, Wiltshire, UK

    Open AccessRichard S Thorpe, Olwen Williams-Thorpe et al.ARTICLEProceedings of the Prehistoric…1991Cited by: 19References: 67

    Stonehenge on Salisbury Plain is one of the most impressive British prehistoric (c. 3000–1500 BC) monuments. It is dominated by large upright sarsen stones, some of which are joined by lintels. While these stones are of relatively local derivation, some of the stone settings, termed bluestones, are composed of igneous and minor sedimentary rocks which are foreign to the solid geology of Salisbury Plain and must have been transported to their pres…