The Chaine Operatoire of Bronze Age Mining
Tools From the Novotemirsky Copper Mine (Southern Trans-Urals)
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 19567643 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Irina P Alaeva (0000-0001-8322-5835), I V Molchanov (0000-0001-5668-6310, Institute of History and Archaeology), A V Fomichev (0000-0001-7578-6683, Orenburg State University), Maksim N Ankushev (0000-0001-9628-5546, Institute of Mineralogy), P S Ankusheva (0000-0002-1826-9919, Institute of Mineralogy) |
| Year | 2021 |
| Volume | 33 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 89-115 |
| Publication date | 2021-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Teoriya i praktika arkheologicheskikh issledovaniy (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2307-2539 • E-ISSN: 2712-8202 |
| Publisher | Altai State University (PUBLISHER • RU) |
| DOI | 10.14258/tpai(2021)33(3).-06 |
| OpenAlex | W4206391039 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 4 |
| References cited | 8 |
The paper is devoted to the problem of the development level and organization models of mining within the Eurasian metallurgical province of the Late Bronze Age in the 2nd millennium BC. The main research aim is to determine the chain of technological processes taking place at the Novotemirsky ancient mine in the Southern Trans-Urals. The sources of raw materials, traces of use, and functional identification of stone (n=58) and bone tools (n=1) were determined using traceological, petrographic, X-ray fluorescence, and X-ray diffraction analysis. All tools were divided into three groups depending on their use: mining (a casting mould for a pick), ore crushing (hammers, small hammers), supporting devices (“bases”, counterweights for lifting ore). The absence of mining and processing (grinding pestles, grinding stones) and metal-working (blacksmith hammers) tools at the Novotemirsky mine indicates a narrow range of technical operations associated only with direct mining of copper ore and ore-preparing (crushing large blocks). It is assumed that there is a partial specialization of mining, which consists in the formation of temporary miners’ collectives, who are seasonally involved in these operations. Keywords: stone tools, ancient mine, Late Bronze Age, Southern Trans-Urals, Alakul culture, traceological analysis, X-ray fluorescence analysis, X-ray diffraction analysis
Archaeology · Bronze Age · Chalcolithic · Geochemistry · Geography · Grinding · Hammer · Metallurgy · Mining engineering · Petrography · Ancient and Medieval Archaeology Studies · Archaeology and ancient environmental studies · Materials Science · Metallurgy and Cultural Artifacts · Geology
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| Unique citing works | 4 |
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| Citations per year | 1 |
| Citation span | 2022 - 2026 (5) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 3 |