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Dynamic flows of copper and copper alloys across the prehistoric Eurasian steppe from 2000 to 300 BCE
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The study of ancient Eurasian metallurgy has been suffering from (or preoccupied by) two conventional perspectives. One is that of the diffusion model emphasising the importance of the settled empires of ancient Egypt and Mesopotamia, of south-eastern Europe and of China (Shennan 1986, 1993; Kristiansen 1984). The supremacy of these 'cradles' of early civilisation is marked not only by social hierarchies, but also by technological inventions such as metal production. This view sees the mob...
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- DPhil
- Level of award:
- Doctoral
- Awarding institution:
- University of Oxford
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English
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2016-07-20
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- Hsu, Y-K
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- 2016
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