1999
DOI: 10.1111/1468-0092.00078
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Metalworking and Recycling in Late Bronze Age Cyprus – the Evidence from Kition

Abstract: Excavations at the sacred precinct of the Late Bronze Age city of Kition uncovered the remains of metalworking workshops which were clearly associated with the temples. The results of the excavation as well as a number of specialist reports of the archaeometallurgical finds have already been published. Since their publication, however, archaeological research has progressed and new evidence has come to light regarding the Late Bronze Age in general and metalworking in particular. The object of this paper is to… Show more

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“…The intentional lining of moulds and crucibles with a variety of materials can prevent chemical interactions between the ceramic and the liquid metal and facilitate the removal of the metal from the mould (Zori et al 2012, cf. Karageorghis andKassianidou, 1999). Intentional parting layers in crucibles have been documented in regions such as Egypt, Chile or Argentina.…”
Section: Melting Cruciblesmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…The intentional lining of moulds and crucibles with a variety of materials can prevent chemical interactions between the ceramic and the liquid metal and facilitate the removal of the metal from the mould (Zori et al 2012, cf. Karageorghis andKassianidou, 1999). Intentional parting layers in crucibles have been documented in regions such as Egypt, Chile or Argentina.…”
Section: Melting Cruciblesmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…This is likely documented at the Cyprus Minoan culture site of Kition. Based on the amount of discovered scrap metal in temples, the authors of the study theorize about a connection between ritual smelting and the recycling of metal (Karageorghis & Kassianidou, 1999).…”
Section: Metal Processingmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…They also theorize about the recycling of bones, which were added as fuel for processes that required making high temperatures, such as smelting and casting copper alloys (Karageorghis & Kassianidou, 1999). Piles of bone dust were discovered at the Kition site in a complex of five temples; they were most likely the bones of sacrificed animals.…”
Section: Metal Processingmentioning
confidence: 99%
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“…A recent study that calls into question the function of certain workshops at Kition as primary smelters at the same time offers an impressive array of archaeological and archaeometallurgical evidence for the sheer scale of recycling that was conducted on Cyprus during the 13th-12th centuries BC (Karageorghis and Kassianidou 1999). 2 Moreover, these authors suggest that the presence of large quantities of bone ash in Kition's Northern Workshops may reflect its use as a de-oxidising agent in the production of oxhide ingots and bronze objects (Karageorghis and Kassianidou 1999:180-83).…”
Section: Cyprusmentioning
confidence: 99%