The ‘island of silver veins’: an overview of the earliest metal and metalworking in Sardinia

Pearce, Mark

Abstract

This paper presents a review of our knowledge of the earliest phases of metal use and working in Sardinia, based where possible on radiocarbon chronology. It covers the cultural periods from the late Neolithic Ozieri to the Copper Age Monte Claro phase. I suggest that in contrast to continental Italy, the earliest metalwork in Sardinia seems to be used for display. It is striking that metal use and working seems to emerge in Sardinia later than in mainland Italy, despite the island’s rich metal resources.

Citation

Pearce, M. (2018). The ‘island of silver veins’: an overview of the earliest metal and metalworking in Sardinia. Metalla, 23(2), 91-111

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Acceptance Date: Apr 12, 2018
• Publication Date: May 17, 2018
• Deposit Date: May 29, 2018
• Publicly Available Date: Nov 18, 2018
• Journal: Metalla
• Print ISSN: 0947-6229
• Electronic ISSN: 0947-6229
• Publisher: Deutsches Bergbau-Museum Bochum
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 23
• Issue: 2
• Pages: 91-111
• Keywords: Sardinia; early metallurgy; copper; silver; lead
• Public URL: http://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/id/eprint/51075
• Related Public URLs: https://www.bergbaumuseum.de/en/archive-metalla/item/metalla-23-2-2017
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