TY - BOOK ID - 215461 TI - The archaeometallurgy of copper : evidence from Faynan, Jordan AU - Hauptmann, Andreas. AU - Deutsches Bergbau-Museum Bochum. PY - 2007 SN - 1281139629 9786611139629 3540722386 3540722378 3642091377 PB - Berlin ; New York : Springer, DB - UniCat KW - Metal-work, Prehistoric KW - Metallurgy KW - Copper KW - Metallurgy. KW - Jordan KW - Antiquities. KW - Native element minerals KW - Transition metals KW - Oxygen KW - Chemical engineering KW - Metals KW - Ores KW - Smelting KW - Metallurgy, Prehistoric KW - Paleometallurgy KW - Prehistoric metal-work KW - Prehistoric metallurgy KW - Industrial applications KW - Mineralogy. KW - Geochemistry. KW - Mineral resources. KW - History. KW - Mineral Resources. KW - History, general. KW - Annals KW - Auxiliary sciences of history KW - Chemical composition of the earth KW - Chemical geology KW - Geological chemistry KW - Geology, Chemical KW - Chemistry KW - Earth sciences KW - Physical geology KW - Crystallography KW - Minerals KW - Deposits, Mineral KW - Mineral deposits KW - Mineral resources KW - Mines and mining KW - Mining KW - Natural resources KW - Geology, Economic UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:215461 AB - The book deals with the ancient exploitation and production of copper, exemplified by the mining district of Faynan, Jordan. It is an interdisciplinary study that comprises (mining-) archaeological and scientific aspects. The development of organisational patterns and technological improvements of mining and smelting through the ages (5th millennium BC to Roman Byzantine period), in a specific mining region, is discussed. Principles of modern archaeometallurgy in the field and laboratory are explained. An important focus are mineralogical and chemical slag investigations and on the role of tra ER -