We present the results of geochemical analysis of silver coinage issued by Rome and dated
between the fourth and second century BCE, which are complemented by data of coinage …

The 6th century BCE is marked by major changes in the Mediterranean trade routes. These
changes had a significant impact on the production of silver-lead in the Iberian Peninsula …

Although silver coins have been investigated through the lens of geological provenance to
locate argentiferous ore deposits exploited in their production, we consider that this avenue …

In the present study, 37 lead artefacts were characterised to identify possible lead sources
allowing to establish trade fluxes concerning food and textile products during Roman times …

A fragment of a silver ingot recovered from the Phoeni-cian settlement of La Rebanadilla,
near Malaga, in south-east Iberia has been investigated using lead isotope and compo …

Early Medieval silver production for the Melle Pb-Ag deposit in western France has been
estimated up to 15 tonnes per year over hundreds of years (Téreygeol, 2013) which would …

This paper represents the first systematic Pb isotope investigation of Italian Medieval coins
and aims to provide new parameters for a general historical interpretation of coin production …

The hypothesis that Phoenician expansion across the Mediterranean resulted in the
movement of technological ideas from East to West and materials from West to East is …

This paper presents results of archaeometallurgical finds from Arslantepe VI B2 and
observations and geoscientific analyses of ores and ore deposits in East Anatolia which are …

Casting experiments in Brilon-Hoppecke (North Rhine-Westfalia, Germany) in 2011 and
2012 as well as in 2015 aimed to reconstruct the production of Roman lead ingots with the …