ERZGEBIRGE TIN: A CLOSER LOOK |
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| Authors: | JOHN W. TAYLOR |
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| Affiliation: | Institute of Archaeology, 36 Beaumount Street, Oxford |
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| Abstract: | Summary. The publication of Muhly's Copper and Tin in 1973 was an important contribution to the study of the metals trade in antiquity. However, in his section on Central and Eastern European tin ore deposits, he ruled out the possibility, on geological grounds, that the Erzgebirge might be a source of tin ore in the Bronze Age. This paper is not in agreement with this conclusion, and attempts to reinstate the Erzgebirge as a viable source of tin in antiquity. |
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