1st Edition
Dawn of the Metal Age Technology and Society During the Levantine Chalcolithic
By Jonathan M. Golden
Copyright 2009
256 Pages
by
Routledge
256 Pages
by
Routledge
256 Pages
by
Routledge
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The fifth millennium BCE was a period of rapid social change. One of the key factors was the developments in technology which led to the rise of the metals industry. Archaeological finds from sites dating to the Chalcolithic period indicate the production and use of copper. 'Dawn of the Metal Age' examines a range of sites - from copper mines in Jordan and Israel to the villages of the northern... Read more
Preface by Thomas E. Levy; Chapter One: The Dawn of the Metal Age; Chapter Two: Leaving the Neolithic; Chapter Three: The Northern Negev Copper Boom; Chapter Four: Elite Tombs of the Chalcolithic Mortuary Evidence and Social Organization; Chapter Five: Cornets and Copper - A Metallurgical Perspective on Chalcolithic Chronology; Chapter Six: A Model for Specialized Craft Production; Chapter Seven: Copper Production at Abu Matar; Chapter Eight: The Seduction of the Industry; Chapter Nine: Technology and Society; Chapter Ten: Production and Social Organization during the Chalcolithic; Chapter 11: Conclusion.
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Authored by Golden, Jonathan M.
