Prehistoric Mining and Metallurgy in South West Iberian Peninsula [Paperback]

A technological and often technical study of mining and metalworking in south west Iberia from the Chalcolithic to the Late Bronze Age. Drawing on recent mining-metallurgical surveys, as well as archaeological evidence and the author's own isotopic analysis, Hunt examines the availability of raw materials and the technological capability of local groups to produce their own metal objects.A technological and often technical study of mining and metalworking in south west Iberia from the Chalcolithic to the Late Bronze Age.