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JOURNAL OF ARCHAEOLOGICAL SCIENCE-REPORTS
卷 8, 期 -, 页码 303-313出版社
ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.jasrep.2016.06.013
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Tripod cauldrons; Copper; Provenance studies; Trade; Early Iron Age; Greece; Levant; Wadi Arabah; Faynan; Olympia
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- German Archaeological Institute (DAI) at Athens
- German Research Foundation (DFG) [53401101]
- Humboldt-Universitat (Exzellenzinitiative von Bund und Landern, Forderlinie Freiraume 1) [01900028]
The large assemblages of tripod cauldrons excavated in Greek sanctuaries are well suited to trace the Early Iron Age copper trade. In this pilot study, chemical and lead isotope data of 11 tripod cauldrons from the Zeus sanctuary of Olympia are presented and discussed. For sampling, we selected tripod cauldrons that, according to recent chemical analyses of adhering remains of the casting ceramics, had been produced (cast) on the site of Olympia itself. Chronologically, these samples cover a time span between ca. 950 and 750 BCE. Lead isotope analysis (LIA) and chemical bulk analysis indicate that the copper of all tripod-cauldrons under study was produced in the Wadi Arabah, more precisely in Faynan (Jordan). Our findings point to the existence of a well-organized Levantine - Aegean copper trail, active at least between c. 950 and 750 BCE. This result is the first direct evidence for the exchange of commodities between the southern Levant and Greece in this period. (C) 2016 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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