Bronze Age World

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Type: journal article and excavation synthesis
Publication: Proceedings of the Prehistoric Society, vol. 56, 269–290

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date assertion Mount Gabriel mining district — date assertion
informs · defines or contextualizes · Abstract; pp. 269–290; chronology and mine 3/4 sections
Synthesises survey and excavation of Mount Gabriel-type mines, including an 11 m working and preserved wooden tools.
date assertion South-west Ireland archaeological search region — date assertion
informs · defines or contextualizes · Abstract; pp. 269–290; chronology and mine 3/4 sections
Synthesises survey and excavation of Mount Gabriel-type mines, including an 11 m working and preserved wooden tools.
relationship Research record — associated with
Evidence confidence: high
informs · provides evidence and date · Abstract; pp. 269–290; chronology and mine 3/4 sections
Synthesises survey and excavation of Mount Gabriel-type mines, including an 11 m working and preserved wooden tools.
relationship Research record — associated with
Evidence confidence: high
informs · provides evidence and date · Abstract; pp. 269–290; chronology and mine 3/4 sections
Synthesises survey and excavation of Mount Gabriel-type mines, including an 11 m working and preserved wooden tools.
date assertion Closing phase of Mount Gabriel copper mining — date assertion
Evidence confidence: high
supports · dates · Abstract; pp. 269–290; chronology and mine 3/4 sections
Synthesises survey and excavation of Mount Gabriel-type mines, including an 11 m working and preserved wooden tools.
property Metal-production centre
Evidence confidence: high
supports · defines · Abstract; pp. 269–290; chronology and mine 3/4 sections
Synthesises survey and excavation of Mount Gabriel-type mines, including an 11 m working and preserved wooden tools.
entity Mount Gabriel mining district
Evidence confidence: high
supports · defines or contextualizes · Abstract; pp. 269–290; chronology and mine 3/4 sections
Synthesises survey and excavation of Mount Gabriel-type mines, including an 11 m working and preserved wooden tools.
entity South-west Ireland archaeological search region
Evidence confidence: high
supports · defines or contextualizes · Abstract; pp. 269–290; chronology and mine 3/4 sections
Synthesises survey and excavation of Mount Gabriel-type mines, including an 11 m working and preserved wooden tools.
geography assertion Mount Gabriel mining district — geography assertion
Evidence confidence: moderate
supports · locates or defines geometry · Abstract; pp. 269–290; chronology and mine 3/4 sections
Mine-location map and site descriptions for Mount Gabriel, Crumpane and Ballyrisode.
event Closing phase of Mount Gabriel copper mining
Evidence confidence: high
supports · provides evidence and date · Abstract; pp. 269–290; chronology and mine 3/4 sections
Synthesises survey and excavation of Mount Gabriel-type mines, including an 11 m working and preserved wooden tools.
property assignment Mount Gabriel mining district — has analytical property — Metal-production centre
Evidence confidence: high
supports · supports assignment · Abstract; pp. 269–290; chronology and mine 3/4 sections
Synthesises survey and excavation of Mount Gabriel-type mines, including an 11 m working and preserved wooden tools.
property assignment Mount Gabriel mining district — has analytical property — Research reconstruction, not a border
Evidence confidence: moderate
supports · supports assignment · Abstract; pp. 269–290; chronology and mine 3/4 sections
Synthesises survey and excavation of Mount Gabriel-type mines, including an 11 m working and preserved wooden tools.
claim Mount Gabriel's principal mining belongs mostly before or at the beginning of the 1600–800 BCE interval and should not be used as direct evidence for all later Irish copper supply.
Evidence confidence: high
supports · supports claim · Abstract; pp. 269–290; chronology and mine 3/4 sections
Synthesises survey and excavation of Mount Gabriel-type mines, including an 11 m working and preserved wooden tools.
relationship Mount Gabriel mining district — chronological antecedent to — Irish Middle Bronze Age metallurgical phase
Evidence confidence: high
supports · supports relationship · Abstract; pp. 269–290; chronology and mine 3/4 sections
Synthesises survey and excavation of Mount Gabriel-type mines, including an 11 m working and preserved wooden tools.
relationship Mount Gabriel mining district — within archaeological search frame — South-west Ireland archaeological search region
Evidence confidence: high
supports · supports relationship · Abstract; pp. 269–290; chronology and mine 3/4 sections
Synthesises survey and excavation of Mount Gabriel-type mines, including an 11 m working and preserved wooden tools.