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In this post we present selected parts of the very interesting paper titled “New Metallurgic Findings from the Pre-Pottery Neolithic: Tell Halula (Euphrates Valley, Syria)“, by Molist Miquel et al. (2009). Continue reading “Metallurgic Findings from the Pre-Pottery Neolithic at Tell Halula, Syria”
The Bronze Age was the first long period in human history when widespread trade networks connected Europe and the wider Eurasian continent, defining a pre-modern era of globalization, or, ‘bronzization’. One of the driving forces behind the inter-regional trade was the constant need for metals, and other raw materials and goods available only in certain parts of Europe. Continue reading “Metal sources and Trade networks in Bronze Age Europe”
The fortification of Palamari was brought to light in 1995, by the excavators of the site, Maria Theochari and Liana Parlama, and since then it has been systematically excavated during the following years. Continue reading “Palamari, Skyros: a Bronze Age fortified urban center in the Aegean”
This post deals with a very interesting find from Neolithic Greece; a statuette carved from granite. Continue reading “Statuette carved from granite implies the use of metal tools in Neolithic Greece”
In this post we present a summary of information on the apparent beginnings of metallurgy in the central Mediterranean region. Continue reading “Neolithic beginnings of metallurgy in the central Mediterranean region?”
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