Was kestel really the source of TIN for ancient bronze?

✍ Scribed by W. E. Sharp; S. K. Mittwede

• Publisher: John Wiley and Sons
• Year: 1994
• Tongue: English
• Weight: 244 KB
• Volume: 9
• Category: Article
• ISSN: 0883-6353
• DOI: 10.1002/gea.3340090205

✦ Synopsis

Abstract

A site in south‐central Turkey has been proposed as the source for early bronze‐age tin. Examination of the site shows that this proposal is confounded by the presence of extensive mining and smelting activities for lead. © 1994 John Wiley & Sons, Inc.