Hauptmann A. The Archaeometallurgy of Copper. Evidence from Faynan, Jordan

Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg, 2007. — XII+388 p. — (Natural Science in Archaeology). — ISSN: 1613-9712; ISBN: 978-3-540-72237-3.The results presented in this book originate from field research carried out by the Deutsches Bergbau-Museum Bochum (hereafter called DBM) on the remains of early copper metallurgy in the area of Faynan, southern Jordan, between 1983 and 1993. It also contains results of later laboratory studies and fieldwork. This volume is a revised version of the German volume “Zur frühen Metallurgie des Kupfers in Faynan, Jordanien,” which appeared in 2000 as supplement 11 of the journal “Der Anschnitt.”Problems and Methods of Archaeometallurgy.
Nature and Geology in Faynan.
The Raw Material Sources.
Field Evidence and Dating of Early Mining and Smelting in the Faynan District.
Study of Archaeometallurgical Slag and Metal.
Copper Smelting Technology.
Export of Ore and Copper: the Importance of Faynan in Prehistoric Palestine.