Manufacture of copper weapons and tools from the chalcolithic settlement of São Pedro (Portugal)

P Valério, RO Vidigal, MF Araújo… - Materials and …, 2017 - Taylor & Francis
ABSTRACT A collection of 30 copper-based artefacts recovered during archeological
excavations at the São Pedro settlement (Redondo, Portugal) was characterized by optical …

The role of arsenic in Chalcolithic copper artefacts–insights from Vila Nova de São Pedro (Portugal)

F Pereira, RJC Silva, AMM Soares… - Journal of Archaeological …, 2013 - Elsevier
The Castro of Vila Nova de São Pedro (VNSP) is an emblematic settlement located at
Azambuja, Portuguese Estremadura. It was occupied during the third and second millennia …

Compositional and microstructural outlook of grave goods from Anta do Malhão and Soalheironas (Portugal): The diachronic use of arsenical copper in southwestern …

P Valério, RJC Silva, AMM Soares, MF Araújo… - Journal of …, 2020 - Elsevier
Although in recent years the prehistoric metallurgy of southwestern Iberian Peninsula has
become increasingly well understood, the southernmost region still requires additional …

Metallurgical production from the Chalcolithic settlement of Moita da Ladra, Portugal

F Pereira, RJC Silva, AMM Soares… - Materials and …, 2017 - Taylor & Francis
ABSTRACT The Chalcolithic site of Moita da Ladra, on the right bank of the River Tagus,
near Vila Franca de Xira (Portugal), was mainly settled during the second half of the 3rd …

Middle bronze age arsenical copper alloys in southern Portugal

P Valério, AMM Soares, MF Araújo, RJC Silva… - …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
In the Iberian Peninsula, the copper metallurgy from the Chalcolithic to the Middle Bronze
Age (MBA) was mostly characterized by low arsenic contents. A collection of 53 MBA …

A multianalytical approach to study the Phoenician bronze technology in the Iberian Peninsula—a view from Quinta do Almaraz

P Valério, RJC Silva, MF Araújo, AMM Soares… - Materials …, 2012 - Elsevier
Phoenician settlers were responsible for very important changes on the metallurgical
practices used in the Iberian Peninsula during the first half of the 1st millennium BC. The …

Chalcolithic copper production and use in the western end of the Iberian Peninsula: The testimony of Castro de Chibanes (Portugal)

P Valério, J Soares, LC Alves, RJC Silva… - Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
Recent archaeological excavations identified a prehistoric occupation at Castro de
Chibanes (Setúbal Peninsula, Portugal) displaying ceramic crucibles and metal artefacts in …

New insights on Late Bronze Age Cu-metallurgy from Coles de Samuel hoard (Central Portugal): A combined multi-analytical approach

C Bottaini, R Vilaça, N Schiavon, J Mirão… - Journal of …, 2016 - Elsevier
The hoard from Coles de Samuel is one of the largest Cu-based metal collections from the
Late Bronze Age (LBA)(13th–8th centuries BC) ever found in Central Portugal, consisting of …

[PDF][PDF] Archaeometallurgical studies of pre-historical artefacts from Quinta do Almaraz (Cacilhas, Portugal)

P Valério, AA MELO, L Barros… - Proceedings of the …, 2003 - researchgate.net
ABSTRACT The Quinta do Almaraz archaeological site is located in Cacilhas (Almada), a
sprawling riverside village situated in the Tagus estuary. It lays on Miocenic limestone clay …

New evidence on Iron Age bronze metallurgy in southwestern Iberian Peninsula: ingots and artefacts from Cabeço Redondo (Portugal)

P Valério, RM Soares, RJC Silva, AMM Soares… - Archaeological and …, 2022 - Springer
Archaeological works at Cabeço Redondo (southern Portugal), located in the Guadiana
River basin, identified the remains of a monumental building with an architecture, ceramics …