A CHALCOLITHIC MACE HEAD FROM THE NEGEV, ISRAEL: TECHNOLOGICAL ASPECTS AND CULTURAL IMPLICATIONS

S. SHALEV; Y. GOREN; T. E. LEVY; J. P. NORTHOVER

doi:10.1111/j.1475-4754.1992.tb00478.x

A CHALCOLITHIC MACE HEAD FROM THE NEGEV, ISRAEL: TECHNOLOGICAL ASPECTS AND CULTURAL IMPLICATIONS

S. SHALEV, Y. GOREN, T. E. LEVY, J. P. NORTHOVER

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Abstract

An interdisciplinary case study of the role of technology in ancient society is presented here based on a single copper object from the beginning of metallurgy in Israel during the late fifth to fourth millennium BC. This research is based on a combination of typological, chronological and technological analyses. The mace head is made of copper alloyed with arsenic and antitmony, cast in a ‘lost wax’ technique over a stone core. The metallurgical, metallographic and petrographic analyses not only help reconstruct the production technology but also shed light on fundamental questions concerning the origin, ore selection and function of this sophisticated type of metal production in prehistoric society.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	63-71
Number of pages	9
Journal	Archaeometry
Volume	34
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1475-4754.1992.tb00478.x
State	Published - Feb 1992
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

CHALCOLITHIC
COPPER
CORE
ELECTRON PROBE MICROANALYSIS
FABRICATION
ISRAEL
MACE HEAD
METALLOGRAPHIC MICROSCOPY
NEGEV
PETROGRAPHIC MICROSCOPY

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Archaeology

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