claim · claim_bi_irish_metallurgical_continuity
Irish Middle and Late Bronze Age metallurgy shows substantial continuity in copper-tin alloy practice alongside selective changes in lead use and object production.
Irish Middle and Late Bronze Age metallurgy shows substantial continuity in copper-tin alloy practice alongside selective changes in lead use and object production.
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New data on Irish Later Bronze Age metallurgy: exploring technological continuity and change — Carlo Bottaini, Dirk Brandherm (2026)Chemical analysis of 105 Irish Middle and Late Bronze Age artefacts finds broad continuity in Cu-Sn alloying with occasional elevated lead.
Locator: Abstract; pp. 1–36; dataset discussion
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