property assignment · pa_raki_copper
pa_raki_copper
Raki 2 has direct smelting evidence.
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.
Research description
Large slag deposits and industrial settlement evidence establish copper production, while destination and ownership remain open.
Evidence and sources
- supports · provides archaeological observation
Methodological Advances in Understanding Environmental Constraints on Sustainability and Industrial Periodicity of Ancient Copper Smelting in Southeast Arabia — Amir Zaribaf, Joseph W. Lehner, Abigail Buffington, Ioana A. Dumitru, Smiti Nathan, Paige Paulsen, Alexander J. Sivitskis, Eli Dollarhide, Michael J. Harrower (2025)Provides direct smelting evidence.
Locator: Raki 2 results - supports · supports distribution
Detecting and Mapping Slag Heaps at Ancient Copper Production Sites in Oman — Alexander J. Sivitskis, Joseph W. Lehner, Michael J. Harrower, Ioana A. Dumitru, Paige E. Paulsen, Smiti Nathan, Daniel R. Viete, Suleiman Al-Jabri, Barbara Helwing, Frances Wiig, Daniel Moraetis, Bernhard Pracejus (2019)Supports the slag landscape.
Locator: Raki field mapping
Referenced records
- Copper production evidence · property
- Raki 2 · entity