event · evt_bi_irish_late_bronze_metallurgical_transition
Transition to the Irish Late Bronze Age metallurgical phase
Recent analytical work places the working transition from Irish Middle to Late Bronze Age metallurgy around 1140 BCE while finding substantial continuity in alloy practice.
What is the evidence?
observation
Recent analytical work places the working transition from Irish Middle to Late Bronze Age metallurgy around 1140 BCE while finding substantial continuity in alloy practice.observed evidence
Recent analytical work places the working transition from Irish Middle to Late Bronze Age metallurgy around 1140 BCE while finding substantial continuity in alloy practice.The phase boundary is useful for analysis but does not imply island-wide population replacement, abrupt technological rupture or a direct response to events in the eastern Mediterranean.
Inspect the sources →Review and provenance
Specialist reviewer: not recorded. Review date: not recorded.
Dataset workflow: proposed. This is separate from specialist review.
Confidence describes the stated assessment; it does not certify expert approval. How review works.
Chronology
Dating intervals may describe uncertainty or phases; their width alone does not establish event duration.
1160 BCE–1120 BCE
Precision: analytical periodization window
Chronology model: regionally resolved positive bce
highPositive BCE integers are used; the larger value is earlier. The range preserves archaeological and calibration uncertainty. The phase boundary is useful for analysis but does not imply island-wide population replacement, abrupt technological rupture or a direct response to events in the eastern Mediterranean.
- supports · dates
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
Interpretation and caveats
The phase boundary is useful for analysis but does not imply island-wide population replacement, abrupt technological rupture or a direct response to events in the eastern Mediterranean.
Event context
Classification
Event type: metallurgical period transition
Evidence layer: archaeological
Timeline role: regional core
People and places
Locations: Irish Middle Bronze Age metallurgical phase, Irish Late Bronze Age metallurgical phase
Affected entities: Irish Middle Bronze Age metallurgical phase, Irish Late Bronze Age metallurgical phase
Why it matters to the timeline
This regional-core event provides an Ireland-specific transition chronology and directly answers the brief's warning against imported collapse models.
Research notes
- Chemical analysis of 105 Irish Middle and Late Bronze Age artefacts finds broad continuity in Cu-Sn alloying with occasional elevated lead. Role: provides evidence and date. Locator: Abstract; pp. 1–36; dataset discussion.
Evidence and sources
- supports · provides evidence and date
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