Agia Varvara-Almyras: An Iron Age Copper Smelting Site in Cyprus
- ISBN-10
- 1784918164
- ISBN-13
- 9781784918163
- Category
- Social Science
- Pages
- 314
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2018-03-31
- Publisher
- Archaeopress Publishing Ltd
- Authors
- Christina Peege, Philippe Della Casa, Walter Fasnacht
Description
This volume presents the results of a comprehensive post-excavation analysis of the stratigraphy, geology, metallurgical materials (furnaces, tuyeres), finds (pottery, furnace lining, stone tools), as well as a synthesis of the copper smelting technology at Agia Varvara-Almyras, Cyprus.
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