Dawn of the metal age
Subtitle: technology and society during the Levantine Chalcolithic
By: Jonathan M. Golden.
Series: Approaches to anthropological archaeology
Publisher: Equinox Pub.
Published: 2008
Place of publication: London; Oakville, CT
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9781904768999
Subjects: Copper age -- Middle East; Copper mines and mining, Prehistoric -- Middle East; Copper implements -- Middle East; Metal-work, Prehistoric -- Middle East; Excavations (Archaeology) -- Middle East; Middle East -- Antiquities
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: The dawn of the metal age; title: Leaving the neolithic; title: The northern Negev copper boom; title: Elite tombs of the Chalcolithic; title: Cornets and copper - a metallurgical perspective on Chalcolithic chronology; title: A model for specialized craft production; title: Copper production at Abu Matar; title: The seduction of the industry; title: Technology and society; title: Production and social organization during the Chalcolithic; title: Conclusion.