event · evt_iberia1_sardinian_iberian_metal_provenance
Possible Iberian metal signatures in late ninth- to eighth-century Sant’Imbenia assemblages
Some archaeometric results from Sant’Imbenia have been interpreted as compatible with ore sources in Iberian coastal or southwest ranges.
What is the evidence?
observation
Some archaeometric results from Sant’Imbenia have been interpreted as compatible with ore sources in Iberian coastal or southwest ranges.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.
900 BCE–800 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 · proposes interpretation
Sant’Imbenia (Alghero): further archaeometric evidence for an Iron Age market square — M. Clemenza, B. Billeci, M. Carpinelli, M. Ferrante, E. Fiorini, G. Gasperetti, S. Nisi, P. Oliva, V. Sipala, P. R. Trincherini, I. M. Villa, M. Rendeli (2021)Provides the specific archaeometric hypothesis.
Locator: article 181, provenance discussion - supports · critiques interpretation
Iberia and its relations with the Mediterranean in later Prehistory (4th–2nd millennium BCE). A minimalist revision — Borja Legarra Herrero (2025)Provides a check against overextended contact models.
Locator: pp. 423–448
850 BCE–800 BCE
Precision: broad range
moderateA later ninth- to eighth-century range may better match the analysed market-square contexts.
- supports · dates
Sant’Imbenia (Alghero): further archaeometric evidence for an Iron Age market square — M. Clemenza, B. Billeci, M. Carpinelli, M. Ferrante, E. Fiorini, G. Gasperetti, S. Nisi, P. Oliva, V. Sipala, P. R. Trincherini, I. M. Villa, M. Rendeli (2021)A later ninth- to eighth-century range may better match the analysed market-square contexts.
Locator: See linked source chronology or phase model
Interpretation and caveats
The evidence supports a provenance hypothesis for particular metal, not a named merchant, colony, migration or direct sailing route.
Event context
Classification
Event type: object provenance horizon
Evidence layer: archaeological
Timeline role: cross regional context
People and places
Locations: Sant’Imbenia, Iberian Pyrite Belt mineral landscape, Central Mediterranean metal and technology exchange model
Why it matters to the timeline
The connection is included because source-based provenance can materially inform Iberian metal exchange; direct movement mechanisms remain uncertain.
Alternative interpretations
- A narrower later ninth- or eighth-century horizon may fit the analysed market-square contexts better than the whole 900–800 BCE range. (moderate confidence)
Research notes
- Provides the specific archaeometric hypothesis. Role: proposes interpretation. Locator: article 181, provenance discussion.
- Provides a check against overextended contact models. Role: critiques interpretation. Locator: pp. 423–448.
Evidence and sources
- supports · proposes interpretation
Sant’Imbenia (Alghero): further archaeometric evidence for an Iron Age market square — M. Clemenza, B. Billeci, M. Carpinelli, M. Ferrante, E. Fiorini, G. Gasperetti, S. Nisi, P. Oliva, V. Sipala, P. R. Trincherini, I. M. Villa, M. Rendeli (2021)Provides the specific archaeometric hypothesis.
Locator: article 181, provenance discussion - supports · critiques interpretation
Iberia and its relations with the Mediterranean in later Prehistory (4th–2nd millennium BCE). A minimalist revision — Borja Legarra Herrero (2025)Provides a check against overextended contact models.
Locator: pp. 423–448
Referenced records
- Iberian Pyrite Belt mineral landscape · entity
- Central Mediterranean metal and technology exchange model · entity
- Sant’Imbenia · entity