entity · place_solea_copper_axis
Solea copper axis
Also known as: Apliki–Skouriotissa axis, Solea mining region
Northern Troodos ore and production subregion associated by archaeological and lead-isotope research with substantial Late Bronze Age copper output.
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.
1500 BCE–1000 BCE
Precision: approximate
- informs · proposes interpretation
The Role of the Apliki Mine Region in the Post-c. 1400 BC Copper Production and Trade Networks of Cyprus — Noel H. Gale, Zofia A. Stos-Gale (2012)Supports the Solea/Apliki source hypothesis and its scope.
Locator: Post-c. 1400 BCE source-region model - informs · provides archaeological observation
A Late Bronze Age Settlement at Apliki, Cyprus — Joan du Plat Taylor (1952)Documents mining-community occupation.
Locator: Apliki-Karamallos settlement - informs · provides source criticism
The Production and Trade of Cypriot Copper in the Late Bronze Age: An Analysis of the Evidence — Vasiliki Kassianidou (2013)Separates source attribution from control and export.
Locator: Production and trade synthesis
Research description
This record represents a production-source hypothesis and archaeological landscape, not proof that one town or ruler controlled all ore, smelting, ingot casting, and exports.
Evidence and sources
- informs · proposes interpretation
The Role of the Apliki Mine Region in the Post-c. 1400 BC Copper Production and Trade Networks of Cyprus — Noel H. Gale, Zofia A. Stos-Gale (2012)Supports the Solea/Apliki source hypothesis and its scope.
Locator: Post-c. 1400 BCE source-region model - informs · provides archaeological observation
A Late Bronze Age Settlement at Apliki, Cyprus — Joan du Plat Taylor (1952)Documents mining-community occupation.
Locator: Apliki-Karamallos settlement - informs · provides source criticism
The Production and Trade of Cypriot Copper in the Late Bronze Age: An Analysis of the Evidence — Vasiliki Kassianidou (2013)Separates source attribution from control and export.
Locator: Production and trade synthesis
Referenced records
- Geography assertion for place_solea_copper_axis · geography assertion