claim · claim_bi_mount_gabriel_antecedent
Mount Gabriel's principal mining belongs mostly before or at the beginning of the 1600–800 BCE interval and should not be used as direct evidence for all later Irish copper supply.
Mount Gabriel's principal mining belongs mostly before or at the beginning of the 1600–800 BCE interval and should not be used as direct evidence for all later Irish copper supply.
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Evidence and sources
Supporting sources
- supports · supports claim
Prehistoric Copper Mining in South-West Ireland: The Mount Gabriel-Type Mines — William F. O'Brien (1990)Synthesises survey and excavation of Mount Gabriel-type mines, including an 11 m working and preserved wooden tools.
Locator: Abstract; pp. 269–290; chronology and mine 3/4 sections - supports · supports claim
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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