Lead isotopes of prehistoric copper tools define metallurgical phases in Late Neolithic and Eneolithic Italy

Abstract The diffuse presence of small copper ore deposits in the Alpine area, mostly exploited since Late Medieval times, led most scholars to assume that these deposits may actually be active much earlier and that many of the circulating prehistoric metal objects found in the area were produced wi...

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Main Authors: Gilberto Artioli, Ivana Angelini, Caterina Canovaro, Günther Kaufmann, Igor Maria Villa
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2024-02-01
Series:Scientific Reports
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-024-54825-z