Old Copper in Minnesota
A Review
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 14433573 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Guy Gibbon (University of Minnesota, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1998 |
| Volume | 43 |
| Issue | 163 |
| Pages | 27-50 |
| Publication date | 1998-02-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Plains Anthropologist (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0032-0447 • E-ISSN: 2052-546X |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/2052546.1998.11931881 |
| OpenAlex | W2489186664 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 10 |
| References cited | 6 |
Old Copper refers to a complex of large utilitarian artifacts, such as spear heads, celts, and knives, that are made of nearly pure native copper. The complex, whose classic phase spans portions of the Middle and Late Archaic periods (ca. 3000-1000 BC), is distinctive to the western Great Lakes and areas as far west as Alberta. This article provides (1) a brief history of Old Copper studies, (2) a synopsis of the types, frequencies, and distributions of Old Copper artifacts in Minnesota, (3) a summary of what we know about the sources of copper used to make Old Copper artifacts in the state, (4) a discussion of four key issues in Old Copper research viewed from a Minnesota perspective, and (5) a conclusion that stresses Old Copper research priorities in Minnesota and other regions west of the Old Copper heartland
Archaeology · Copper · Geography · Metallurgy · American Environmental and Regional History · Archaeology and ancient environmental studies · Historical and Cultural Archaeology Studies · History · Materials Science
Re-examining trade networks in Late Woodland Virginia (900–1600 CE)
The Role of Functional Efficiency in the Decline of North America’s Copper Culture (8000–3000 BP)
Trace‐element analysis of native copper
Toward a functional understanding of the North American Old Copper Culture “technomic devolution”
Identifying accurate artefact morphological ranges using optimal linear estimation
Copper Working Technologies, Contexts of Use, and Social Complexity in the Eastern Woodlands of Native North America
An Experimental Analysis of Great Lakes Archaic Copper Smithing
Cold Hammered Archaeology
On the Timing of the Old Copper Complex in North America
Optimal Linear Estimation (OLE) Modeling Supports Early Holocene (9000-8000 RCYBP) Copper Tool Production in North America
| Citations per year | 0.4 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2001 - 2023 (23) |
| Highly cited | No |