Prehistoric copper metallurgy development in Alicante province (Spain)

Authors

  • Alfredo González Prats Área de Prehistoria. Departamento de Prehistoria, Arqueología, Historia Antigua, Filología Griega y Filología Latina. Universidad de Alicante

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3989/tp.1996.v53.i1.408

Keywords:

Metallurgy, Metallurgical technology, Alloys, Chalcolithic, Beaker, Bronze Age, Late Bronze Age

Abstract


This paper endeavours to present an actualized view of prehistoric copper metallurgy development in Alicante Province from the middle of the third millennium to the early Iron Age, insisting on the appearance of the metallurgy even in pre-beaker times. Typology changes in the Early Bronze Age, showing implements still made in arsenical bronze. Binary bronzes appear during the Middle Bronze Age, becoming widespread during the Late Bronze Age.

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Published

1996-06-30

How to Cite

González Prats, A. (1996). Prehistoric copper metallurgy development in Alicante province (Spain). Trabajos De Prehistoria, 53(1), 109–126. https://doi.org/10.3989/tp.1996.v53.i1.408

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