Patterns of Innovation Transfer and the Spread of Copper Metallurgy to Central Europe
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 7989040 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Silviane Scharl (0000-0002-5802-9813, Deutsches Archäologisches Institut, Zentrale, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2016 |
| Volume | 19 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 215-244 |
| Publication date | 2016-01-01 |
| 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 | 10.1080/14619571.2016.1147313 |
| OpenAlex | W2284724475 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 8 |
| References cited | 33 |
Innovation transfer can be described as a process of communication and integration. Its success depends on two conditions: first, the information flow itself and, second, the acceptance and implementation of this information. In this article, it is assumed that both aspects are influenced by certain factors that can stimulate or constrain the transfer of innovation. This hypothesis is tested in a case study concerning the spread of copper metallurgy in Central Europe. A contextual analysis shows that its transmission can be reconstructed as a slow integrational process. Further, the spread of copper metallurgy occurred in fits and starts, with repeated breaks that, in some cases, lasted for several hundred years. These halts are key for analysing the mechanisms of innovation transfer. In this context, the role of those variables which influenced this transfer will be analysed
Archaeology · Context (archaeology · Copper · Economic geography · Geography · Metallurgy · Process (computing · Telecommunications · Transfer (computing · Transmission (telecommunications · Archaeology and ancient environmental studies · Computer Science · Engineering · Materials Science · Metallurgy and Cultural Artifacts
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| Unique citing works | 8 |
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| Citations per year | 1 |
| Citation span | 2018 - 2025 (8) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 8 |