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Type: journal article and compositional study
Publication: Journal of Archaeological Science, vol. 67, 80–92

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date assertion Salcombe B and related offshore assemblages — date assertion
informs · defines or contextualizes · Abstract; pp. 80–92; discussion and conclusion
Provides direct compositional and microstructural analysis of the large Salcombe tin-ingot assemblage.
relationship Research record — associated with
Evidence confidence: moderate
informs · provides evidence and date · Abstract; pp. 80–92; discussion and conclusion
Provides direct compositional and microstructural analysis of the large Salcombe tin-ingot assemblage.
relationship Research record — associated with
Evidence confidence: moderate
informs · provides evidence and date · Abstract; pp. 80–92; discussion and conclusion
Provides direct compositional and microstructural analysis of the large Salcombe tin-ingot assemblage.
relationship Research record — associated with
Evidence confidence: moderate
informs · provides evidence and date · Abstract; pp. 80–92; discussion and conclusion
Provides direct compositional and microstructural analysis of the large Salcombe tin-ingot assemblage.
relationship Research record — associated with
Evidence confidence: moderate
informs · provides evidence and date · Abstract; pp. 80–92; discussion and conclusion
Provides direct compositional and microstructural analysis of the large Salcombe tin-ingot assemblage.
relationship Research record — associated with
Evidence confidence: moderate
informs · provides evidence and date · Abstract; pp. 80–92; discussion and conclusion
Provides direct compositional and microstructural analysis of the large Salcombe tin-ingot assemblage.
date assertion Later Salcombe offshore metalwork episode — date assertion
Evidence confidence: moderate
supports · dates · Abstract; pp. 80–92; discussion and conclusion
Provides direct compositional and microstructural analysis of the large Salcombe tin-ingot assemblage.
date assertion Earlier Salcombe offshore metalwork episode — date assertion
Evidence confidence: moderate
supports · dates · Abstract; pp. 80–92; discussion and conclusion
Provides direct compositional and microstructural analysis of the large Salcombe tin-ingot assemblage.
entity Salcombe B and related offshore assemblages
Evidence confidence: high
supports · defines or contextualizes · Abstract; pp. 80–92; discussion and conclusion
Provides direct compositional and microstructural analysis of the large Salcombe tin-ingot assemblage.
event Earlier Salcombe offshore metalwork episode
Evidence confidence: moderate
supports · provides evidence and date · Abstract; pp. 80–92; discussion and conclusion
Provides direct compositional and microstructural analysis of the large Salcombe tin-ingot assemblage.
event Later Salcombe offshore metalwork episode
Evidence confidence: moderate
supports · provides evidence and date · Abstract; pp. 80–92; discussion and conclusion
Provides direct compositional and microstructural analysis of the large Salcombe tin-ingot assemblage.
property assignment Salcombe B and related offshore assemblages — has analytical property — Depositional meaning contested
Evidence confidence: moderate
supports · supports assignment · Abstract; pp. 80–92; discussion and conclusion
Provides direct compositional and microstructural analysis of the large Salcombe tin-ingot assemblage.
property assignment Salcombe B and related offshore assemblages — has analytical property — Contact evidence does not by itself prove migration
Evidence confidence: high
supports · supports assignment · Abstract; pp. 80–92; discussion and conclusion
Provides direct compositional and microstructural analysis of the large Salcombe tin-ingot assemblage.
claim The geological origin of every Salcombe tin ingot remains unresolved despite strong evidence that the assemblage participated in maritime metal exchange.
Evidence confidence: high
supports · supports claim · Abstract; pp. 80–92; discussion and conclusion
Provides direct compositional and microstructural analysis of the large Salcombe tin-ingot assemblage.
claim Tin moved over very long distances, but the total scale, frequency and social organization of Bronze Age tin trade from south-west Britain remain uncertain.
Evidence confidence: high
supports · supports claim · Abstract; pp. 80–92; discussion and conclusion
Provides direct compositional and microstructural analysis of the large Salcombe tin-ingot assemblage.
relationship Salcombe B and related offshore assemblages — within archaeological search frame — South-west England archaeological search region
Evidence confidence: high
supports · supports relationship · Abstract; pp. 80–92; discussion and conclusion
Provides direct compositional and microstructural analysis of the large Salcombe tin-ingot assemblage.
relationship Salcombe B and related offshore assemblages — within archaeological search frame — Channel and Atlantic façade interaction zone
Evidence confidence: high
supports · supports relationship · Abstract; pp. 80–92; discussion and conclusion
Provides direct compositional and microstructural analysis of the large Salcombe tin-ingot assemblage.