Form and flow: the 'karmic cycle' of copper
Form and flow: the 'karmic cycle' of copper
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DOI：
10.1016/j.jas.2014.12.013
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发表时间：
2015-04-01
影响因子：
2.8
通讯作者：
Pollard, A. M.
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作者：
Bray, P.;Cuenod, A.;Pollard, A. M.
分析和解释铜合金的化学成分是考古学中持续时间最长的研究项目之一。从世纪后期开始，这些数据一直被用来尝试将物体与不同的金属来源联系起来。本文认为传统的铜合金来源模型存在致命缺陷。通过追求“纯”源信号，化学和同位素数据集已从其背景和历史中删除。分析师很少认为通过再利用、回收和管理等过程与金属进行社会接触是重要的。我们提供了一种替代模型，将现有的传统科学数据集与工艺冶金，考古和地理背景以及新的概念方法结合起来。而不是出处，我们提供了一个经验模型的金属流。在这里，物体被视为更广泛的金属流的快照;它们最终的科学表征包括它们以前的形式和背景的回声。通过一系列案例研究，我们强调了对现有数据集的重新解释如何解开铜单位复杂的生命史。(C)2015爱思唯尔有限公司版权所有。
The analysis and interpretation of the chemical composition of copper-alloys is one of the longest ongoing research projects within archaeological science. Beginning in the late 18th century these data have been consistently used to try and link objects with distinct metal sources. This paper argues the traditional provenance model for copper alloys is fatally flawed. Through pursuing a 'pure' source signal, chemical and isotopic datasets have been removed from their context and history. Social engagement with metal through processes such as reuse, recycling, and curation were rarely considered important by analysts. We offer an alternative model that unites the available legacy scientific datasets with process-metallurgy, archaeological and geographical context, and new conceptual approaches. Rather than provenance, we offer an empirical model of metal flow. Here objects are seen as snapshots of a wider metal stream; their final scientific characterisation including echoes of their previous forms and contexts. Through a series of case studies we highlight how the reinterpretation of existing datasets can disentangle the complex life histories of units of copper. (C) 2015 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.