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event · evt_enkomi_secondary_metallurgy

Secondary copper processing at Enkomi

Metallurgical ceramics and debris document matte processing, refining, alloying, melting, casting, and recycling in urban workshops.

Evidence confidence: very high
Awaiting expert reviewCyprus research expansion, 1600-800 BCE

What is the evidence?

observation

Metallurgical ceramics and debris document matte processing, refining, alloying, melting, casting, and recycling in urban workshops.

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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.

Preferred assertion

1600 BCE–1100 BCE

Precision: approximate

very high

Preferred display range for this event. It preserves positive BCE ordering and does not suppress narrower contexts or alternative chronology models.

Interpretation and caveats

Enkomi was a major secondary-processing node; the evidence does not prove that ore was smelted there or that the city monopolized island production.

Event context

Classification

Event type: secondary copper processing

Evidence layer: archaeological

Timeline role: regional core

People and places

Locations: Enkomi

Why it matters to the timeline

Directly reconstructs a Cypriot site, landscape, institution, community, or chronological transition within the primary interval.

Research notes

  • Distinguishes production stages and sampling limits. Role: provides scientific analysis. Locator: Area III metallurgical ceramic assemblage.

Evidence and sources

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Referenced records

Related records

  • outgoing · associated with Enkomi
  • outgoing · occurred at or affected Enkomi