Miners and mining in the Late Bronze Age
A multidisciplinary study from Austria
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 3480403 |
|---|---|
| Authors | J Schibler (0000-0003-2290-3553, University of Basel, corresponding author), Elisabeth Breitenlechner (Universität Innsbruck), Deschler‐erb (0000-0003-4876-9217, University of Basel), Sabine Deschler-Erb, Gert Goldenberg (0000-0002-2897-2886, Universität Innsbruck), K Hanke (0000-0002-3648-0400, Universität Innsbruck), Gerald Hiebel (0000-0002-3799-8391, Universität Innsbruck), Heidemarie Hüster Plogmann (University of Basel), Kurt Nicolussi (0000-0002-1737-4119, Universität Innsbruck), Elisabeth Marti-Grädel (University of Basel), Sandra Pichler (0000-0002-5557-1674, University of Basel), Alexandra Schmidl (Universität Innsbruck), Stefan Schwarz (0000-0002-6303-8212, Universität Innsbruck), Barbara Stopp (0000-0002-0875-0493, University of Basel), Klaus Oeggl (0000-0002-9107-0658, Universität Innsbruck) |
| Year | 2011 |
| Volume | 85 |
| Issue | 330 |
| Pages | 1259-1278 |
| Publication date | 2011-11-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Antiquity (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0003-598X • E-ISSN: 1745-1744 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1017/s0003598x00062049 |
| OpenAlex | W2130462352 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 17 |
| References cited | 3 |
The extraction and processing of metal ores, particularly those of copper and tin, are regarded as among the principal motors of Bronze Age society. The skills and risks of mining lie behind the weapons, tools and symbols that drove political and ideological change. But we hear much less about the miners themselves and their position in society. Who were these people? Were they rich and special, or expendable members of a hard-pressed workforce? In this study the spotlight moves from the adits, slags and furnaces to the bones and seeds, providing a sketch of dedicated prehistoric labourers in their habitat. The Mauken miners were largely dependent on imported meat and cereals, and scarcely hunted or foraged the resources of the local forest. They seem to be the servants of a command economy, encouraged to keep their minds on the job
Archaeology · Bronze · Bronze Age · Economics · Economy · Ethnology · Geography · Ideology · Iron Age · Political science · Politics · Prehistory · Workforce · Ancient and Medieval Archaeology Studies · Archaeology and ancient environmental studies · Archaeology and Rock Art Studies · History · Law
Peaks, Pastures and Possession – Prehistoric Dry Stone Structures in the Alps
Palynological investigation of a later Bronze Age copper mine at Derrycarhoon in south-west Ireland
Textilreste aus einem spätbronzezeitlichen Bergbaurevier bei Radfeld in Nordtirol – Sekundärnutzung von Stoffen zur Abdichtung
Alpine cattle management during the Bronze Age at Ramosch-Mottata, Switzerland
Wood use and forest management at the Late Bronze Age copper mining site of Prigglitz-Gasteil in the Eastern Alps – A combined anthracological, archaeological, and palynological approach
Palynological study of archaeometallurgical artefacts from the Late Bronze Age copper smelting sites (Georgia)
Years of environmental sustainability in the large-scale alpine mining district of Hallstatt, Austria
Trace metals dispersion from 1000 years of mining activity in the northern French Alps
Resource usage of the hilltop settlement on the Kiechlberg near Thaur (Tyrol, Austria) from Late Neolithic to Middle Bronze Age
The impact of prehistoric mining activities on the environment
Charcoal from a prehistoric copper mine in the Austrian Alps
Tracking archaeological and historical mines using mineral prospectivity mapping
Hammering the past
Continuities and changes of animal exploitation across the Bronze Age – Iron Age boundary at mining sites in the Eastern Alps
Consumption patterns in prehistoric Europe are consistent with modern economic behaviour
Multiple animal species along the Silk Roads underpinned jade mining in the Hexi Corridor of Warring States China
The biometry of prehistoric Alpine sheep
Holocene expansions of Fagus silvatica and Abies alba in Central Europe
The oldest evidence of Nigella damascena L. (Ranunculaceae) and its possible introduction to central Europe
Analysis of the fuel wood used in Late Bronze Age and Early Iron Age copper mining sites of the Schwaz and Brixlegg area (Tyrol, Austria)
| Unique citing works | 17 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 1,21 |
| Citation span | 2012 - 2026 (15) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 17 |