TY  - CHAP
SP  - 155
PB  - Oxbow Books
A1  - Rehren, T
ED  - Shortland, A
ED  - Freestone, I
ED  - Rehren, T
Y1  - 2009/04/09/
N2  - The occurrence of chalcopyrite in several late Neolithic crucibles from NW Switzerland and SW Germany has been variously interpreted as indicating evidence for local copper smelting, or being due to post-depositional phenomena. This study uses optical microscopy and a discussion based on textural and micro-tratigraphical arguments to demonstrate that chalcopyrite is a late formation and not indicative of copper smelting. This has significant implications for the technological and archaeological interpetation of these finds, but also illustrates the potential of image-based studies in science-based archaeology.
UR  - https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/93693/
ID  - discovery93693
N1  - This version is the version of record. For information on re-use, please refer to the publisher?s terms and conditions.
KW  - Pfyn
KW  -  Horgen
KW  -  crucible
KW  -  copper
KW  -  neolithic.
TI  - From mine to microbe - the Neolithic copper melting crucibles from Switzerland
CY  - Oxford, United Kingdom
AV  - public
T2  - From Mine to Microscope - Studies in Honour of Mike Tite
EP  - 162
ER  -