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Prehistoric mining and allied industries

Title
Prehistoric mining and allied industries / R. Shepherd.
Author
Shepherd, R.
Publication
London ; New York : Academic Press, 1980.

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Description
xii, 272 pages : illustrations; 24 cm
Series Statement
Studies in archaeological science
Uniform Title
Studies in archaeological science
Subject
  • Mineral industries, Prehistoric > Europe
  • Antiquities
  • Mineral industries, Prehistoric
  • Eisen
  • Abbaustelle
  • Hüttenindustrie
  • Bergbau
  • Feuerstein
  • Vor- und Frühgeschichte
  • Kupfer
  • Mijnbouw
  • Prehistorie
  • Engenharia de minas
  • Pre-historia
  • Mines et ressources minières > Europe > Histoire
  • Technique minière > Europe > Histoire
  • Europe > Antiquities
  • Europe
Note
  • Includes index.
Bibliography (note)
  • Bibliography: p. 257-265.
Contents
Scope of prehistory with reference to mining -- Elements of early mining -- Flint mining in the British Isles -- Silex mining in Europe -- Sources and trading of obsidian and other hard stones -- Chronology and customs associated with Silex and stone mining -- Copper and Bronze Age mining -- Iron and other materials -- Rocks and mineral properties.
ISBN
  • 0126394806
  • 9780126394801
LCCN
80041228
OCLC
  • ocm07206895
  • 7206895
  • SCSB-8877922
Owning Institutions
Princeton University Library