event · evt_bi_salcombe_later_metalwork_episode
Later Salcombe offshore metalwork episode
A later group of metalwork and ingots at Salcombe belongs broadly to the Ewart Park phase and end of the Bronze Age.
What is the evidence?
observation
A later group of metalwork and ingots at Salcombe belongs broadly to the Ewart Park phase and end of the Bronze Age.observed evidence
A later group of metalwork and ingots at Salcombe belongs broadly to the Ewart Park phase and end of the Bronze Age.The assemblage indicates continued maritime metal movement after the earlier episode. It should not be merged into one centuries-long wreck event.
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.
1000 BCE–800 BCE
Precision: typological and archaeometallurgical range
Chronology model: regionally resolved positive bce
moderatePositive BCE integers are used; the larger value is earlier. The range preserves archaeological and calibration uncertainty. The assemblage indicates continued maritime metal movement after the earlier episode. It should not be merged into one centuries-long wreck event.
- supports · dates
The Salcombe metal cargoes: New light on the provenance and circulation of tin and copper in Later Bronze Age Europe provided by trace elements and isotopes — Daniel Berger, Quanyu Wang, Gerhard Brügmann, Nicole Lockhoff, Benjamin W. Roberts, Ernst Pernicka (2022)Reanalyses the large Salcombe copper and tin assemblages using trace elements and isotopes to evaluate provenance and circulation.
Locator: Abstract; archaeological objects; analytical results; discussion and conclusions - supports · dates
Copper ingots from a probable Bronze Age shipwreck off the coast of Salcombe, Devon: Composition and microstructure — Quanyu Wang, Stanislav Strekopytov, Benjamin W. Roberts (2018)Analyses 25 copper ingots and selected microstructures from the Salcombe seabed assemblage.
Locator: Abstract; pp. 102–117; provenance discussion - supports · dates
Tin ingots from a probable Bronze Age shipwreck off the coast of Salcombe, Devon: Composition and microstructure — Quanyu Wang, Stanislav Strekopytov, Benjamin W. Roberts, Neil Wilkin (2016)Provides direct compositional and microstructural analysis of the large Salcombe tin-ingot assemblage.
Locator: Abstract; pp. 80–92; discussion and conclusion
Interpretation and caveats
The assemblage indicates continued maritime metal movement after the earlier episode. It should not be merged into one centuries-long wreck event.
Event context
Classification
Event type: maritime cargo loss or deposition
Evidence layer: archaeological
Timeline role: regional core
People and places
Locations: Salcombe B and related offshore assemblages, Ewart Park metalwork phase, Channel and Atlantic façade interaction zone
Affected entities: Salcombe B and related offshore assemblages, Ewart Park metalwork phase, Channel and Atlantic façade interaction zone
Why it matters to the timeline
This regional-core event separates the later Salcombe horizon and demonstrates long-lived but episodic maritime connectivity.
Research notes
- Reanalyses the large Salcombe copper and tin assemblages using trace elements and isotopes to evaluate provenance and circulation. Role: provides evidence and date. Locator: Abstract; archaeological objects; analytical results; discussion and conclusions.
- Analyses 25 copper ingots and selected microstructures from the Salcombe seabed assemblage. Role: provides evidence and date. Locator: Abstract; pp. 102–117; provenance discussion.
- Provides direct compositional and microstructural analysis of the large Salcombe tin-ingot assemblage. Role: provides evidence and date. Locator: Abstract; pp. 80–92; discussion and conclusion.
Evidence and sources
- supports · provides evidence and date
The Salcombe metal cargoes: New light on the provenance and circulation of tin and copper in Later Bronze Age Europe provided by trace elements and isotopes — Daniel Berger, Quanyu Wang, Gerhard Brügmann, Nicole Lockhoff, Benjamin W. Roberts, Ernst Pernicka (2022)Reanalyses the large Salcombe copper and tin assemblages using trace elements and isotopes to evaluate provenance and circulation.
Locator: Abstract; archaeological objects; analytical results; discussion and conclusions - supports · provides evidence and date
Copper ingots from a probable Bronze Age shipwreck off the coast of Salcombe, Devon: Composition and microstructure — Quanyu Wang, Stanislav Strekopytov, Benjamin W. Roberts (2018)Analyses 25 copper ingots and selected microstructures from the Salcombe seabed assemblage.
Locator: Abstract; pp. 102–117; provenance discussion - supports · provides evidence and date
Tin ingots from a probable Bronze Age shipwreck off the coast of Salcombe, Devon: Composition and microstructure — Quanyu Wang, Stanislav Strekopytov, Benjamin W. Roberts, Neil Wilkin (2016)Provides direct compositional and microstructural analysis of the large Salcombe tin-ingot assemblage.
Locator: Abstract; pp. 80–92; discussion and conclusion