Journal
ARCHAEOLOGICAL AND ANTHROPOLOGICAL SCIENCES
Volume 13, Issue 10, Pages -Publisher
SPRINGER HEIDELBERG
DOI: 10.1007/s12520-021-01428-8
Keywords
Tin bronzes; Luristan; Iron Age; Lead isotopes; Sourcing
Funding
- National Science Foundation [BCS-1912776]
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The lead isotopic composition analysis of 15 tin bronze objects recovered at Baba Jilan suggests they may have originated from multiple copper sources in Iran, particularly from the Urumieh-Dokhtar and the Sanandaj-Sirjan zones. These zones have been identified as ancient mining areas and previously thought to be sources for metals found at other sites on the Iranian Plateau.
This paper presents the lead isotopic composition of 15 tin bronze objects recovered at Baba Jilan, an Iron Age cemetery located in northern Luristan. The results are compared with data available for copper ore sources, copper-based objects, and slags from across Iran. These data show that the objects have a lead isotopic composition that is compatible with multiple copper sources in Iran, primarily from the Urumieh-Dokhtar and the Sanandaj-Sirjan zones, where ancient mining activities have been identified, and that were previously suggested as sources for the production of metals recovered at other sites on the Iranian Plateau.
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