A total of 1496 investigated colourless glass analyses have been collected with the aim of
achieving a clear geographical, typological, chronological and compositional overview on …

Ist es möglich, die Bronzezeit im Sinne der soziologisch definierten Begrifflichkeit
“Globalisierung” zu fassen? Der Beitrag folgt dieser Fragestellung auf analytischem Wege …

Abstract European Bronze Age swords had high functional and symbolic value, and
therefore they are an interesting case for approaching questions of provenance and trade in …

The origin of the tin used for the production of bronze in the Eurasian Bronze Age is still one
of the mysteries in prehistoric archaeology. In the past, numerous studies were carried out …

The Bronze Age was the first epoch in which societies became irreversibly linked in their co-
dependence on ores and metallurgical skills that were unevenly distributed in geographical …

Cultural heritage materials, ranging from archaeological objects and sites to fine arts
collections, are often characterized through their life cycle. In this review, the fundamentals …

One of the first applications of LA–ICP–MS analysis to the characterization of ancient glass
was carried out at the beginning of the nineties. Then the use of this technique for …

Research over the last few decades has greatly enhanced our understanding of the
production and distribution of glass across time and space, resulting in an almost …

Within the past decade or so, archaeology has increasingly utilised and contributed to major
advances in scientific methods when exploring the past. This progress is frequently …

This article presents the results of a comprehensive provenance study based on a combined
geochemical-isotopic and archaeological approach, comprising 98 analyses of 97 copper …