Innovation, Production and Specialization in Early Prehistoric Copper Metallurgy
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 7202243 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Barbara S Ottaway (University of Sheffield, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2001 |
| Volume | 4 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 87-112 |
| Publication date | 2001-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | European Journal of Archaeology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1461-9571 • E-ISSN: 1741-2722 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1179/eja.2001.4.1.87 |
| OpenAlex | W4246516003 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 37 |
| References cited | 27 |
The process of the production of copper and bronze is presented in this paper as a sequential operation. Each stage of this process may influence the final product. The deconstruction of the process is a convenient way of examining each individual stage, using archaeological case studies from different places within the Old World and, where useful, ethnographic studies. The examination will focus on two aspects: innovation and specialization. It seeks to move beyond technological determinism by relating the study of technology to the context of those societies which shaped and practised it and which exercised certain choices in its execution
Archaeology · Bronze Age · Context (archaeology · Deconstruction (building · Economics · Ethnography · Prehistory · Process (computing · Product (mathematics · Production (economics · Sociology · Computer Science · Engineering · History
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| Unique citing works | 37 |
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| Citations per year | 2,06 |
| Citation span | 2008 - 2026 (19) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 36 |