Written by eminent scholars in the field, this edited volume is the first to treat in a comprehensive manner the archaeology of metallurgy's origins, focusing specifically on initial uses of copper and bronze, as well as the coming of iron across Asia from the Eastern Mediterranean to the Far East. It is a volume that should serve for some time to come as the source of the fundamental information upon which larger interpretations of metallurgical developments in Asia will be grounded. MASCA research papers, Vol. 16 University Museum Monograph, 89

Aspects de l'ancienne métallurgie en Sardaigne. Sont notamment étudiés des documents et sites de la métallurgie nouragique et prénouragique.

This book comprises results of diverse fields and experimental researches in the area of archaeometallurgy. The Papers are peer-reviewed full text papers, abstracts of which were presented at the Ninth International Conference on the Beginnings of the Use of Metals and Alloys (BUMA IX, University in Busan, Korea, October 16 - 19, 2017). We hope this collection will be useful and interesting for many specialists, whose activity is related to research in the area of anthropology, ancient metallurgy and modern methods in archaeometallurgy.

Gold. Copper. Iron. Metal working in Africa has been the subject of both public lore and extensive archaeological investigation. Here, four of the leading contemporary researchers on this topic attempt to provide a complete synthesis of current debates and understandings: Where, how, and when was metal first introduced to the continent? How were iron and copper tools, implements, and objects used in everyday life, in trade, in political and cultural contexts? What role did metal objects play in the ideological systems of precolonial African peoples? Substantive chapters address the origins of metal working and the technology and the various uses and meanings of copper and iron. An ethnoarchaeological account in the words of a contemporary iron worker enriches the archaeological explanations. This book provides a comprehensive, timely summary of our current knowledge.

Play, based on the life of Aśoka, fl. 272 B.C.-232 B.C., King of Magadha.