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Table of contents(37 chapters)
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Chronology and Climatic Changes in Prehistory
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Gold and Society
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Sources of Precious Metals in Europe
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About this book
A correct interpretation of the information provided by gold and other metal objects requires the cooperation of experts in the fields of social, materials and natural science. Detailed investigation of gold deposits in Europe have revealed the composition and genesis of the deposits as sources of the metal.
In Prehistoric Gold in Europe, a group of leading European geoscientists, metallurgists and archaeologists discuss the techniques of gold mining and metallurgy, the socioeconomic importance of gold as coinage and a symbol of wealth and status, and as an indicator of religious habits, as well as a mirror of trade and cultural relations mirrored by the distribution and types of gold objects in prehistoric times.
Editors and Affiliations
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Lehrstuhl für Angewandte Mineralogie und Geochemie, Technische Universität München, Garching, Germany
Giulio Morteani
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Department of Materials, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
Jeremy P. Northover
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Prehistoric Gold in Europe
Book Subtitle: Mines, Metallurgy and Manufacture
Editors: Giulio Morteani, Jeremy P. Northover
Series Title: NATO Science Series E:
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-015-1292-3
Publisher: Springer Dordrecht
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eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive
Copyright Information: Springer Science+Business Media Dordrecht 1995
Hardcover ISBN: 978-0-7923-3255-8Published: 30 November 1994
Softcover ISBN: 978-90-481-4500-3Published: 07 December 2010
eBook ISBN: 978-94-015-1292-3Published: 29 June 2013
Series ISSN: 0168-132X
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XII, 618
Topics: Metallic Materials, Archaeology, Geochemistry, Analytical Chemistry, Mineralogy