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)
Ano2020
Volume80
Fascículo1-2
Páginas179-196
Data de publicação2020-06-19
Open AccessNão
TipoARTICLE
PeriódicoAnnali Sezione Orientale (JOURNAL)
Identificadores do periódicoISSN: 0393-3180 • E-ISSN: 2468-5631
EditoraWalter de Gruyter GmbH (PUBLISHER • DE)
DOI10.1163/24685631-12340098
OpenAlexW3039189962
IdiomaEN
Citações recebidas3
Referências 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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