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Tin in the Turkish Taurus mountains The Bolkardag mining district
By: Yener, K. Aslihan.
Contributor(s): Ozbal, Hadi.
Subject(s): Archaeology | antique | metals-Taurus mountains In: Antiquity 61(232)Summary: The sources of tin in the ancient Near East have been a long-standing puzzle. Anatolia is a key area, for it has copper in vast quantities, and silver. Since no substantial or workable deposits of tin seemed to exist in Turkey, an external source for tin bronzes in Anatolia has seemed necessary. The new finds reported here change that picture, as they reveal a major source of the metal in the Taurus mountains, on the south coast of Anatolia.| Item type | Current location | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode |
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The sources of tin in the ancient Near East have been a long-standing puzzle. Anatolia is a key area, for it has copper in vast quantities, and silver. Since no substantial or workable deposits of tin seemed to exist in Turkey, an external source for tin bronzes in Anatolia has seemed necessary. The new finds reported here change that picture, as they reveal a major source of the metal in the Taurus mountains, on the south coast of Anatolia.