The Domestication of Metals

The Rise of Complex Metal Industries in Anatolia

K. Aslihan Yener

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English

Brill
01 January 2000

Middle Eastern history; Ancient history: to c 500 CE; Iron, steel & metals industries; Metals technology & metallurgy

Series: Culture and History of the Ancient Near East

Over the decades, Anatolian metal artefacts have been the focus of scientific analysis. In this volume Aslihan Yener provides an analysis of the organization of production within a broader social context, based on his field work, surveys, excavations and analytical programmes regarding transformations in metallurgy. Yener introduces convincing evidence for a revision of existing models concerning the metal industry. He locates a core of technological innovation in the highland zones, where critical resources are in close proximity to the developing polities in the fertile, agricultural lowlands. The Early Bronze Age tin mine, Kestel, and the contemporary workshop and habitation site of nearby Gultepe, illustrate an industrial complex specializing in the production of tin metal. Metallurgical data explains the organization and management of a range of interactive technologies in prehistoric states in Anatolia from 8000-2000 BC.

By: K. Aslihan Yener
Imprint: Brill
Volume: 4
Dimensions: Height: 235mm, Width: 155mm, Spine: 19mm
Weight: 508g
ISBN: 9789004118645
ISBN 10: 9004118640
Series: Culture and History of the Ancient Near East
Pages: 240
Publication Date: 01 January 2000
Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational , A / AS level , Further / Higher Education
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

K. Aslıhan Yener, (Ph.D. 1980) in Art History and Archaeology, Columbia University, New York, is Associate Professor of Near Eastern Archaeology in the Department of Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations, University of Chicago. She has directed several excavations in Turkey and published extensively on archaeometallurgy, trade and craft technology.

Reviews for The Domestication of Metals: The Rise of Complex Metal Industries in Anatolia

'Die Arbeit überzeugt also nicht nur durch ihre Argumentation, sondern auch durch die Begleitdokumentation und der Verfasser verdient für diese synthetische, übersichtliche und aktuelle Bearbeitung eines wichtigen Themas unseren Dank.' Jana Siegelová, Bibliotheca Orientalis, 2002.