The problem of tin in the ancient world
- 1 June 1971
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Taylor & Francis in World Archaeology
- Vol. 3 (1) , 49-104
- https://doi.org/10.1080/00438243.1971.9979491
Abstract
Tin ores are shown to be absent, and indeed unlikely to exist in the region of the Caucasus specifically and the Near East in general. Possible sources of tin are reviewed, and the most probable ores to have been exploited in the ancient Near East are considered to have been those of central Europe. It is argued that the metal was imported in the form of bronze, and that the Akkadian word annaku refers to this alloy. This trade was carried out by way of the Danube and eastern Anatolia.Keywords
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