Archaeometallurgy in Sardinia from the origin to the beginning of Early Iron Age.

Foreword (U. Sanna) .............................................................................11

Part I – Aspects of ancient metallurgy
1. C. Atzeni
Aspects of ancient metallurgy .............................................................15

Part II – Geology
R.G. Valera
Foreword on geology and mineral deposits ....................................31
1. R.G. Valera, P.G. Valera
Outline of geology and mineral deposits of Sardinia ....................33
2. R.G. Valera, P.G. Valera, A. Rivoldini
Sardinian ore deposits and metals in the Bronze Age ..................41

Part III- Archaeometric data
C. Atzeni, L. Massida, U. Sanna
Archeometric preface .........................................................................109
C. Atzeni, L. Massida, U. Sanna
1. Investigations and results ...............................................................111

Part IV – Archaeology
1. L.Usai
Pre-nuragic metallurgy records .......................................................249
2. F. Lo Schiavo
The first copper and bronze finds, from the beginning of II millennium ......................................................................................271
3. F. Lo Schiavo
Early documents on Nuragic metallurgy ........................................281
4. F. Lo Schiavo
Oxhide ingots, Ciprus and Sardinia .................................................297
5. F. Lo Schiavo
Bronze weapons, tools, figurines from Nuragic Sardinia ............335
6. Sardinia and tin circulation ...........................................................355
7. F. Lo Schiavo
The first iron in Sardinia ..................................................................393
8. F. Lo Schiavo
Concluding remarks ...........................................................................399

U. Sanna, R.G. Valera, F. Lo Schiavo
Conclusions and suggestions for future research ........................401
Index of the archaeological files403