event · evt_iberia1_penalosa_late_metallurgy
Late Bronze Age copper-production activity at Peñalosa
Excavated slags and vitrified residues document copper-production operations at Peñalosa within a metal-rich Sierra Morena setting.
What is the evidence?
observation
Excavated slags and vitrified residues document copper-production operations at Peñalosa within a metal-rich Sierra Morena setting.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.
1700 BCE–1500 BCE
Precision: range
moderatePreferred display range for this release. It preserves BCE ordering and does not suppress narrower samples, phase dates or alternatives listed separately.
- supports · provides archaeological observation
Estudio preliminar de las escorias y escorificaciones del yacimiento metalúrgico de la Edad del Bronce de Peñalosa (Baños de la Encina, Jaén) — Auxilio Moreno Onorato, Francisco Contreras Cortés, Massimo Renzi, Salvador Rovira Llorens, Héctor Cortés Santiago (2010)Documents smelting debris and process evidence.
Locator: pp. 305–322, analytical results - supports · contextualizes
The silver of the South Iberian El Argar Culture: A first look at production and distribution — Martin Bartelheim, Francisco Contreras Cortés, Auxilio Moreno Onorato, Mercedes Murillo-Barroso, Ernst Pernicka (2012)Places metal production within wider south-Iberian circulation debates.
Locator: pp. 293–309
Interpretation and caveats
Peñalosa demonstrates local production expertise and access to ores; production scale, distribution and political control remain separate questions.
Event context
Classification
Event type: metallurgical production
Evidence layer: archaeological
Timeline role: regional core
People and places
Locations: Peñalosa, Iberian Pyrite Belt mineral landscape
Why it matters to the timeline
The event directly covers mining and metallurgy at a named priority site and the southeast–southwest interface.
Research notes
- Documents smelting debris and process evidence. Role: provides archaeological observation. Locator: pp. 305–322, analytical results.
- Places metal production within wider south-Iberian circulation debates. Role: contextualizes. Locator: pp. 293–309.
Evidence and sources
- supports · provides archaeological observation
Estudio preliminar de las escorias y escorificaciones del yacimiento metalúrgico de la Edad del Bronce de Peñalosa (Baños de la Encina, Jaén) — Auxilio Moreno Onorato, Francisco Contreras Cortés, Massimo Renzi, Salvador Rovira Llorens, Héctor Cortés Santiago (2010)Documents smelting debris and process evidence.
Locator: pp. 305–322, analytical results - supports · contextualizes
The silver of the South Iberian El Argar Culture: A first look at production and distribution — Martin Bartelheim, Francisco Contreras Cortés, Auxilio Moreno Onorato, Mercedes Murillo-Barroso, Ernst Pernicka (2012)Places metal production within wider south-Iberian circulation debates.
Locator: pp. 293–309
Referenced records
- Peñalosa · entity
- Iberian Pyrite Belt mineral landscape · entity