New evidence for prehistoric copper metallurgy in the vicinity of Bor
Abstract
The last three years of archaeological investigations at the site Ru`ana in
Banjsko Polje, in the immediate vicinity of Bor, have provided new evidence
regarding the role of non-ferrous metallurgy in the economy of the
prehistoric communities of north-eastern Serbia. The remains of metallurgical
furnaces and a large amount of metallic slags at two neighbouring sites in
the mentioned settlement reveal that locations with many installations for
the thermal processing of copper ore existed in the Bronze Age. We believe,
judging by the finds of material culture, that metallurgical activities in
this area also continued into the Iron Age and, possibly, into the 4th
century AD.
Source:
Starinar, 2016, 66, 173-191Publisher:
- Arheološki institut, Beograd
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Institution/Community
Археолошки институт / Institute of ArchaeologyTY - JOUR AU - Kapuran, Aleksandar AU - Živković, Dragana AU - Štrbac, Nada PY - 2016 UR - http://rai.ai.ac.rs/handle/123456789/253 AB - The last three years of archaeological investigations at the site Ru`ana in Banjsko Polje, in the immediate vicinity of Bor, have provided new evidence regarding the role of non-ferrous metallurgy in the economy of the prehistoric communities of north-eastern Serbia. The remains of metallurgical furnaces and a large amount of metallic slags at two neighbouring sites in the mentioned settlement reveal that locations with many installations for the thermal processing of copper ore existed in the Bronze Age. We believe, judging by the finds of material culture, that metallurgical activities in this area also continued into the Iron Age and, possibly, into the 4th century AD. PB - Arheološki institut, Beograd T2 - Starinar T1 - New evidence for prehistoric copper metallurgy in the vicinity of Bor EP - 191 IS - 66 SP - 173 DO - 10.2298/STA1666173K ER -
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Kapuran, A., Živković, D.,& Štrbac, N.. (2016). New evidence for prehistoric copper metallurgy in the vicinity of Bor. in Starinar Arheološki institut, Beograd.(66), 173-191. https://doi.org/10.2298/STA1666173K
Kapuran A, Živković D, Štrbac N. New evidence for prehistoric copper metallurgy in the vicinity of Bor. in Starinar. 2016;(66):173-191. doi:10.2298/STA1666173K .
Kapuran, Aleksandar, Živković, Dragana, Štrbac, Nada, "New evidence for prehistoric copper metallurgy in the vicinity of Bor" in Starinar, no. 66 (2016):173-191, https://doi.org/10.2298/STA1666173K . .