Abstract Middle Bronze Age was a transition period in Iberia, characterised by the
emergence of bronzes after more than a millennium of a conservative metallurgy of copper …

Big narratives on the role of metallurgy in social change and technological innovations are
common in archaeology. However, informed discussion of these issues requires a …

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 …

Apesar das escavações que, particularmente nas últimas três décadas, têm incidido sobre
diversos povoados do Ocidente Ibérico, a maior quantidade de objectos metálicos …

In the present work, a fragment of a stone mould recently found in Galicia (NW Spain) was
studied by multiple analytical techniques approach involving 3D optical imaging …

Technological change has been usually correlated with complexity change. Namely
metallurgical practice from the ancient peasant societies was for a long time perceived as an …

Os artefactos metálicos produzidos durante a Primeira Idade do Bronze (2250‑1250 AC) na
Ibéria seguem geralmente modelos e tecnologias conservadoras que, progressivamente, se …

A estação arqueológica Malhada do Vale da Água (Ferreira do Alentejo, Beja) foi interven-
cionada no âmbito dos trabalhos arqueológicos decorrentes da minimização de …

A presente nota decorre da incorporação no acervo do Museu Municipal de Vila Franca de
Xira de uma importante peça para o estudo da idade do Bronze no vale do Tejo. Trata-se de …

During the last quarter of a century, progress on the understanding of metallurgical practices
of the Baiões/Santa Luzia cultural group of Central Portugal produced results that allowed …