From Stone to Bronze
The Metalwork of the late Neolithic and the Earliest Bronze Age in Denmark
A part of the series Jysk Arkæologisk Selskabs Skrifter (32) , and the subject area Archaeology (general)
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This publication is a thorough and systematic study of the earliest metalwork in Denmark based on a comprehensive and very detailed catalogue of all copper, bronze and gold objects (1200 objects in c. 900 recorded finds).
The late Neolithic and the initial phases of the Bronze Age, c. 2350 - 1500 BC, is the first period with a local production of metal objects which are increasingly being incorporated into various practical and social uses, whereas the value of flint and stone decreases simultaneously. The early metalwork includes a variety of tools, predominantly axes, which form a significant part of the study as primary objects of classification and interpretation.
Table of contents
1. Introduction2. Previous Research
3. Methods
4. The Archaeological Record
5. Grouping of Flat Axes
6. Grouping of Flanged Axes
7. General Chronological Discussion
8. LN I Metalwork
9. LN II Metalwork
10. Period IA Metalwork
11. Period IB Metalwork
12. Technology, Innovation and Society 2350-1500 BC
Dansk Resumé
Appendix 1
Appendix 2
Appendix 3
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