claim · claim_apliki_not_single_copper_source
The Apliki–Solea region was an important copper source, but current evidence does not establish it as the exclusive source of all post-1400 BCE Cypriot copper exports.
The Apliki–Solea region was an important copper source, but current evidence does not establish it as the exclusive source of all post-1400 BCE Cypriot copper exports.
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Evidence and sources
Supporting sources
- supports · proposes interpretation
The Role of the Apliki Mine Region in the Post-c. 1400 BC Copper Production and Trade Networks of Cyprus — Noel H. Gale, Zofia A. Stos-Gale (2012)Provides the strongest single-region argument.
Locator: Apliki source model - supports · qualifies
The Production and Trade of Cypriot Copper in the Late Bronze Age: An Analysis of the Evidence — Vasiliki Kassianidou (2013)Supports a broader multi-locality model.
Locator: Island-wide ore and production evidence
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Referenced records
- Apliki-Karamallos · entity
- Troodos copper ore and slag landscapes · entity
- Solea copper axis · entity