DISCIPLINARY FAULT LINES: SCIENCE AND SOCIALARCHAEOLOGY

Authors

  • A. BERNARD KNAP Department of Archaeology, University of Glasgow Glasgow G128QQ, Scotland

Keywords:

Science-based Archaeology, Oxhide Ingots, Lead Isotope Analysis, Metals Trade, Bronze Age, Recycling/Mixing of Metals

Abstract

Noel Gale's (2001) dismissive response to an earlier study on the Mediterranean metals trade (Knapp 2000) is challenged, and brief consideration is given to the main points of contention: source(s) of copper oxhide ingots, interpreting lead isotope analyses, and the possible mixing and recycling of metals. The critical 'fault lines' between scientific and archaeological approaches to interpreting the past are discussed, and a further call for cooperation and collaboration is issued.

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Published

2023-07-20

Issue

Vol. 2 No. 1 (2002)

Section

Articles