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Long-distance interaction in Urartu?: Provenance and composition of copper alloys from Ayanis, Turkey

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dc.contributor.coauthorBatmaz, Atilla.
dc.contributor.coauthorLehner, Joseph W.
dc.contributor.kuauthorArıkan, Gonca Dardeniz
dc.contributor.kuprofileResearcher
dc.contributor.researchcenterKoç University Research Center for Anatolian Civilizations (ANAMED) / Anadolu Medeniyetleri Araştırma Merkezi (ANAMED)
dc.contributor.yokid313982
dc.date.accessioned2024-11-09T23:45:51Z
dc.date.issued2019
dc.description.abstractThe paper analyses tin bronze weaponry found at the first-half-of-the-seventh-century-BCE Urartian fortress in the Lake Van region of eastern Turkey. Examples of finely manufactured artefacts provide evidence for the consumption of high-quality bronzes in a well-defined elite context. This study tests for the presence or absence of long-distance procurement of the raw materials used to produce status objects. The results of quantitative elemental and lead isotope abundance ratio analyses show that the bronzes were produced with varying copper tin alloys, and the copper was procured from several possible locations, including Anatolia and Cyprus.
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dc.description.indexedbyScopus
dc.description.issue2
dc.description.openaccessNO
dc.description.publisherscopeInternational
dc.description.sponsorship[2014 EDB 017] This work was supported by Scientific Research Project 2014 EDB 017 of Ege University, directed by Atilla Batmaz. The authors gratefully acknowledge the former director of Ayanis Excavations, Emeritus Professor Dr Altan Cilingirolu, for generously sharing the material. They also thank the current excavation director, Professor Dr Mehmet Ikl, and his team for their support. The authors thank unsal Yalcn for guidance about taking samples. They are also grateful to Yeim Batmaz for the conservation of the artefacts. Master's students Ece Sezgin and Tuce Tiri are much appreciated for their hard work on processing the archaeological data and for drawings. Thanks are also due to two anonymous reviewers whose comments and suggestions further enhanced this paper.
dc.description.volume61
dc.identifier.doi10.1111/arcm.12428
dc.identifier.eissn1475-4754
dc.identifier.issn0003-813X
dc.identifier.quartileQ3
dc.identifier.scopus2-s2.0-85054926267
dc.identifier.urihttp://dx.doi.org/10.1111/arcm.12428
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14288/13899
dc.identifier.wos461903500011
dc.keywordsUrartu
dc.keywordsMetallurgy
dc.keywordsBronze
dc.keywordsAnatolia
dc.keywordsIron Age
dc.keywordsElemental analysis
dc.keywordsLead isotope ratio analysis
dc.languageEnglish
dc.publisherWiley
dc.sourceArchaeometry
dc.subjectArchaeology
dc.subjectChemistry, analytical
dc.subjectChemistry, inorganic and nuclear
dc.subjectGeosciences, multidisciplinary
dc.titleLong-distance interaction in Urartu?: Provenance and composition of copper alloys from Ayanis, Turkey
dc.typeJournal Article
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local.contributor.authorid0000-0002-9199-3479
local.contributor.kuauthorArıkan, Gonca Dardeniz

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