Micromorphological and analytical Study of an Ancient Pinewood from Cyprus Containing Metallic Copper

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Abstract
A 2500-yr old wood sample of P. halepensis from a Phoenician copper mine in Cyprus contained metallic pellets of about 3 mm diffusely distributed as islets. The fine structural and analytical studies clearly revealed that the metal pellets were composed of pure elemental Cu. The wood tissue was also impregnated with Cu and showed no signs of degradation; only at the sites of the larger metal pellets was there a hydrolysis of the cells for their accommodation. A hypothesis as to the origin and development of the metal pellets within the wood is suggested.

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