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Rethinking the quest for provenance

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2015

P. Budd ,
R. Haggerty ,
A. M. Pollard ,
B. Scaife  and
R. G. Thomas
P. Budd
Affiliation:
Ancient Metallurgy Research Group, Department of Archaeological Sciences, University of Bradford, Bradford BD7 1DP, England
R. Haggerty
Affiliation:
Ancient Metallurgy Research Group, Department of Archaeological Sciences, University of Bradford, Bradford BD7 1DP, England
A. M. Pollard
Affiliation:
Ancient Metallurgy Research Group, Department of Archaeological Sciences, University of Bradford, Bradford BD7 1DP, England
B. Scaife
Affiliation:
Ancient Metallurgy Research Group, Department of Archaeological Sciences, University of Bradford, Bradford BD7 1DP, England
R. G. Thomas
Affiliation:
Department of Chemistry, University of Western Sydney, Nepean, PO Box 10, Kingswood NSW 2747, Australia
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Abstract

One of the larger — and more expensive — present programmes of study in archaeological science explores the provenance of prehistoric bronzes from the Mediterranean. What are the bases of research? What will the findings tell us about the real place of metal as it moved in the ancient world?

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Antiquity , Volume 70 , Issue 267 , March 1996 , pp. 168 - 174
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Copyright © Antiquity Publications Ltd. 1996

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