First Metallurgy in Northern Europe
An Early Neolithic Crucible and a Possible Tuyère from Lønt, Denmark
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 7989016 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Anne Birgitte Gebauer (0000-0003-3950-943X, National Museum of Denmark, corresponding author), Lasse Sørensen (0000-0001-5687-5357, National Museum of Denmark), Lasse Vilien Sørensen, Michelle Taube (0000-0002-4414-5602, National Museum of Denmark), Daniel Wielandt (0000-0003-2404-2363, Natural History Museum Aarhus), Daniel Kim Peel Wielandt |
| Year | 2020 |
| Volume | 24 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 27-47 |
| Publication date | 2020-05-11 |
| 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 | 10.1017/eaa.2019.73 |
| OpenAlex | W3025025628 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 7 |
| References cited | 31 |
In this article we present the fragments of a crucible and a possible tuyère that provide evidence of early copper metallurgy in Scandinavia at least 1500 years earlier than previously thought. The technical ceramics were found in a cultural layer containing Early Neolithic Funnel Beaker pottery dating to around 3800–3500 bc beneath a long barrow dating to 3300–3100 bc . The presence of a copper alloy in the crucible is confirmed by three independent X-ray fluorescence analyses using both a hand-held and a stationary instrument, SEM-EDS analysis of a cross-section, as well as a Bruker Tornado μ-X-Ray-fluorescence scanner (μ-XRF). The transmission of metallurgy to southern Scandinavia coincided with the introduction of long barrows, causewayed enclosures, two-aisled houses, and certain types of artefacts. Thus, metallurgy seems to be part of the new networks that enabled the establishment of a fully Neolithic society
Ancient history · Archaeology · Crucible (geodemography · Metallurgy · Sociology · Demography · History · Materials Science
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| Unique citing works | 7 |
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| Citations per year | 1 |
| Citation span | 2019 - 2026 (8) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 7 |