Metals and Metallurgy

Very few metal objects were available for study when the present author began working on the Tel Mor artifactual assemblages. Either these objects were badly corroded or altogether missing. One missing item is a bronze dagger (Fig. 8.1:1), discovered among the grave goods accompanying Burial 152 (se...

Ausführliche Beschreibung

Gespeichert in:
Bibliographische Detailangaben
1. Verfasser: Barako, Tristan Joseph
Format: Buchkapitel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Online-Zugang:Volltext bestellen
Tags: Tag hinzufügen
Keine Tags, Fügen Sie den ersten Tag hinzu!
Beschreibung
Zusammenfassung:Very few metal objects were available for study when the present author began working on the Tel Mor artifactual assemblages. Either these objects were badly corroded or altogether missing. One missing item is a bronze dagger (Fig. 8.1:1), discovered among the grave goods accompanying Burial 152 (see also Figs. 2.11, 2.12; M. Dothan 1960: Pl. 2:2). It is the only metal artifact that bears analysis. Also recovered were a few clay objects used in metal processing, including fragments of tuyères (Fig. 8.1: 2–4) and a crucible (Fig. 8.1:5). According to Shalev’s typology, the dagger belongs to Type 7E of