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New insights into the technology and provenance of British Late Bronze Age metalwork: the Boughton Malherbe hoard (Kent)

2017. Inglés

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Xosé-Lois Armada (ponente)
Sophia Adams (ponente)
Marcos Martinón-Torres (ponente)
Ignacio Montero Ruiz (ponente)
Resumen
The Boughton Malherbe hoard (Kent) was discovered by metal detectorists in 2011 and purchased by Maidstone Museum and Bentlif Art Gallery. Containing 344 pieces from approximately 340 objects and weighing 64.2kg, this is one of the largest Late Bronze Age hoards in Britain and the largest among those belonging to the Carp?s Tongue complex.

This paper presents and discusses analytical work carried out on this hoard, consisting of 60 compositional analyses using handheld-XRF and a further 7 lead isotope analyses of copper ingots. A range of objects were analysed including tools, weapons, plate objects, mould fragments and casting waste. We consider our results in light of a wider analytical programme which includes other Late Bronze Age hoards from the Atlantic area. Previous analytical work on the Atlantic Late Bronze Age metallurgy is also taken into account in our discussion.
Palabras clave
Archaeometallurgy. Archaeometry. Atlantic Late Bronze Age. Hoards.
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