Plata semirrefinada para los plateros de la Edad del Hierro en el Mediterráneo: un mecanismo para identificar la plata ibérica

Jonathan R. Wood; Ignacio Montero-Ruiz

doi:10.3989/tp.2019.12237

Autores/as

Jonathan R. Wood UCL Institute of Archaeology https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6630-6916
Ignacio Montero-Ruiz Instituto de Historia-CSIC https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0897-1031

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3989/tp.2019.12237

Palabras clave:

Península ibérica, Fenicios, Lingote, La Rebanadilla, Análisis de composición, Isótopos de plomo

Resumen

Un fragmento de lingote de plata descubierto recientemente en el yacimiento fenicio de La Rebanadilla (Málaga) ha sido investigado mediante isotopos de plomo y análisis elemental.El lingote recuperado en los niveles inferiores del yacimiento, se fecha potencialmente entre fines del siglo XI y el IX a.C., situándose en cronología similar a algunos depósitos de hacksilver del área del levante mediterráneo.La edad de la corteza calculada a partir de los isotopos de plomo y la composición señalan que el lingote fue obtenido de minerales de Edad Hercínica con concentraciones altas de bismuto.Esta signatura es compatible con la de la Faja Pirítica del suroeste de la península ibérica, en particular con la de las antiguas minas de la zona de Riotinto.Se propone que la plata de este lingote fue obtenida de las jarositas argentíferas de Riotinto, donde sufrió solo un primer refinado mediante copelación, conservando un alto contenido en plomo antes de ser comercializado hacia La Rebanadilla, que pudo ser un lugar potencial para su transporte hacia los territorios fenicios en el Mediterráneo oriental. Las implicaciones del transporte de plata sin refinar son discutidas en relación al comercio de la plata por los fenicios durante la Edad del Hierro en el Mediterráneo y la dificultad de identificar la plata ibérica en el registro arqueológico.

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