One thousand years of Mediterranean silver trade to the Levant: A review and synthesis of analytical studies
Silver exchanged by weight for its intrinsic value was the most important measure of value
and means of payment in the southern Levant, starting from the Middle Bronze Age II–III …
and means of payment in the southern Levant, starting from the Middle Bronze Age II–III …
Fuel exploitation and environmental degradation at the Iron Age copper industry of the Timna Valley, southern Israel
M Cavanagh, E Ben-Yosef, D Langgut - Scientific Reports, 2022 - nature.com
Economic and industrial progress frequently comes at the expense of environmental
sustainability. For the early Iron Age (~ eleventh to ninth centuries BCE) smelters of the …
sustainability. For the early Iron Age (~ eleventh to ninth centuries BCE) smelters of the …
Debasement of silver throughout the Late Bronze–Iron Age transition in the Southern Levant: Analytical and cultural implications
The study of silver, which was an important mean of currency in the Southern Levant during
the Bronze and Iron Age periods (~ 1950–586 BCE), revealed an unusual phenomenon …
the Bronze and Iron Age periods (~ 1950–586 BCE), revealed an unusual phenomenon …
Resilient social actors in the transition from the Late Bronze to the Early Iron Age on Cyprus
N Meyer, AB Knapp - Journal of World Prehistory, 2021 - Springer
Our understanding of the earliest Iron Age on Cyprus has long remained somewhat obscure.
This is the result of both a relative lack of material evidence and the fact that scholarly …
This is the result of both a relative lack of material evidence and the fact that scholarly …
Historically elusive and internally fragile island polities: the intricacies of Cyprus's political geography in the Iron Age
M Iacovou - Bulletin of the American Schools of Oriental …, 2013 - journals.uchicago.edu
This paper attributes the intricacies of the island's elusive political geography in the Iron Age
to inherent factors. It is suggested that the immutable properties of the island's environment …
to inherent factors. It is suggested that the immutable properties of the island's environment …
Pharaoh's copper: The provenance of copper in bronze artifacts from post-imperial Egypt at the end of the second millennium BCE
The source of Egypt's copper supply during the Third Intermediate Period (1070–664 BCE)
is largely unknown. Here we present new data from chemical (elemental) and lead isotope …
is largely unknown. Here we present new data from chemical (elemental) and lead isotope …
The origin of Tel Dor hacksilver and the westward expansion of the Phoenicians in the Early Iron Age: The Cypriot connection
A recent reanalysis of compositional and lead isotope legacy data from the early silver
hoards of the southern Levant (ca. twelfth–ninth centuries BCE) identified that not only was …
hoards of the southern Levant (ca. twelfth–ninth centuries BCE) identified that not only was …
A false contrast? On the possibility of an Early Iron Age Nomadic monarchy in the Arabah (Early Edom) and its implications to the study of Ancient Israel
E Ben-Yosef - From nomadism to monarchy, 2023 - degruyter.com
Since the early days of biblical archaeology, the prevailing perception of nomads has been
of people incapable of forming strong political entities, whose influence upon the course of …
of people incapable of forming strong political entities, whose influence upon the course of …
Masks and ritual performance on the island of Cyprus
EW Averett - American Journal of Archaeology, 2015 - journals.uchicago.edu
The island of Cyprus is well known for its abundance of masks, which have been the subject
of focused studies as well as broader investigations on Phoenician and Punic masks. Yet …
of focused studies as well as broader investigations on Phoenician and Punic masks. Yet …
Reconstructing an ancient mining landscape: a multidisciplinary approach to copper mining at Skouriotissa, Cyprus
Extensively worked in antiquity, Skouriotissa remains the only active copper mine on the
island of Cyprus. The modern, open-cast operation, however, has almost completely …
island of Cyprus. The modern, open-cast operation, however, has almost completely …