property · prop_srsc1_distributed_metallurgy
Distributed metallurgical production
Metal production dispersed among multiple localities rather than demonstrated as one centralized workshop system.
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
The property records a landscape-scale production pattern supported by multiple production sites, ore use, and metallurgical debris. It does not rule out coordination, exchange, or political involvement.
Evidence and sources
- supports · defines and supports
Copper Production Landscapes of the South Caucasus — Nathaniel L. Erb-Satullo, Brian J. J. Gilmour, Nana Khakhutaishvili (2017)Source linked to property record prop_srsc1_distributed_metallurgy.
Locator: Landscape-scale conclusions - supports · supports distribution
Ancient Metal Production Sites from Southwest Georgia in Light of New Archaeological Evidence — Brian J. J. Gilmour, Nana Khakhutaishvili, Nathaniel L. Erb-Satullo (2014)Source linked to property record prop_srsc1_distributed_metallurgy.
Locator: Surveyed production localities