Bronze Age World

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Type: peer-reviewed archaeometric journal article
Publication: Archaeometry, vol. 53, no. 1, 37–57
Peer reviewed: Yes

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date assertion Alassa-Pano Mantilaris — date assertion
informs · contextualizes method · Ceramic provenance method
Provides comparative caution on material origins.
entity Alassa-Pano Mantilaris
Evidence confidence: very high
informs · contextualizes method · Ceramic provenance method
Provides comparative caution on material origins.
relationship Alassa-Pano Mantilaris — located within research landscape — Kouris Valley and Alassa–Kourion corridor
Evidence confidence: high
informs · contextualizes method · Ceramic provenance method
Provides comparative caution on material origins.
entity Hala Sultan Tekke / Dromolaxia-Vyzatzia
Evidence confidence: very high
informs · provides provenance evidence · Pottery and local clay analysis
Separates local and imported ceramic production.
date assertion Hala Sultan Tekke / Dromolaxia-Vyzatzia — date assertion
informs · provides provenance evidence · Pottery and local clay analysis
Separates local and imported ceramic production.
claim Lead-isotope compatibility can constrain ore-source hypotheses but cannot identify the ruler, workshop, shipment owner, route, or political system that moved copper.
Evidence confidence: near certain
supports · provides comparative method · Lead-isotope pottery study
Illustrates that geochemical attribution needs contextual controls.
claim Strontium, oxygen, lead, or other isotope values can investigate mobility or material provenance but do not encode ethnicity, language, political identity, or a named ancient pe…
Evidence confidence: near certain
supports · supports · Lead-isotope pottery provenance
Shows material provenance rather than identity.