Bronze Age Copper Mining in the Mugodzhary

Datos Bibliográficos

ID6037985
AutoresAnatoly M Yuminov (0000-0001-7643-3505), V Zaykov, V V Zaykov (0000-0002-0666-2713), F Korobkov V F Korobkov, Vladimir F Korobkov, V F Korobkov V F Korobkov, V Tkachev, V V Tkachev, В В Ткачев (0000-0002-6355-1745)
Año2013
Volumen41
Número3
Páginas87-96
Fecha de publicación2013-09-01
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessSí
TipoARTICLE
RevistaArchaeology Ethnology and Anthropology of Eurasia (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 1563-0110 • E-ISSN: 1531-832X
EditorialInstitute of Archaeology and Ethnography SB RAS (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1016/j.aeae.2014.03.011
OpenAlexW1967394977
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas4
Referencias citadas1

This study presents the results of geoarcheological research carried out at 19 copper ore sites belonging to the Mugodzhary mining and metallurgical center. Four types of copper ores differing in geological setting, body structure, reserve grade as well as mineral and chemical composition, were mined at the center. The geographic coordinates and the main parameters of mines (morphology, quarry size, and ore body) are specified along with the scope of their development. A detailed description is given of the eight most typical Bronze Age mines. The age of individual mines is also determined. The total quantity of ore mined from the ore fields included in the study is estimated at 55,000 tons, which may have produced as much as 1750 tons of copper

Archaeology · Bronze · Bronze Age · Chalcolithic · Copper · Geography · Metallurgy · Mining engineering · Geotechnical and Geomechanical Engineering · Materials Science · Metallurgy and Cultural Artifacts · Soil and Environmental Studies · Geology