Silver Isotopes in Silver Suggest Phoenician Innovation in Metal Production

The current study presents Ag isotopic values of 45 silver artifacts with known Pb isotopic composition from the Southern Levant. These items originate from seven pre-coinage silver hoards, dating from the Middle Bronze Age IIC to the end of the Iron Age (~1650–600 BCE). These are the earliest silve...

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Main Authors: Tzilla Eshel, Ofir Tirosh, Naama Yahalom-Mack, Ayelet Gilboa, Yigal Erel
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2022-01-01
Series:Applied Sciences
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3417/12/2/741