For centuries retained as one of the most important ironworking centres of Europe in the 1st millennium BC, the Populonia-Baratti site (southern Tuscany) may have played an important role for the pro-duction of base metals (Cu, Pb, Sn) as well. In order to test type and extent of metal production in the area on a more quantitative basis, a detailed archaeometallurgical survey has been undertaken in the industrial quar-ters of the Baratti plain. The features of metallurgical slags coming from four sites (P. Porcareccia, Casone, Campo VI and the slag beach deposit) have been studied in detail. Results are discussed in terms of types and extent of smelting processes.
THE ETRUSCANS AT POPULONIA: IRON AND BASE METALS SMELTING / M. BENVENUTI; I. MASCARO; L. CHIARANTINI; P. COSTAGLIOLA; G. TANELLI; A. CORRETTI; A. ROMUALDI. - STAMPA. - 2:(2000), pp. 947-950. (Intervento presentato al convegno 6TH INT. CONGR. ON APPLIED MINERALOGY (ICAM) tenutosi a GOETTINGEN nel 16–22 July 2000).
THE ETRUSCANS AT POPULONIA: IRON AND BASE METALS SMELTING
BENVENUTI, MARCO;MASCARO, ISABELLA;CHIARANTINI, LAURA;COSTAGLIOLA, PILARIO;TANELLI, GIUSEPPE;
2000
Abstract
For centuries retained as one of the most important ironworking centres of Europe in the 1st millennium BC, the Populonia-Baratti site (southern Tuscany) may have played an important role for the pro-duction of base metals (Cu, Pb, Sn) as well. In order to test type and extent of metal production in the area on a more quantitative basis, a detailed archaeometallurgical survey has been undertaken in the industrial quar-ters of the Baratti plain. The features of metallurgical slags coming from four sites (P. Porcareccia, Casone, Campo VI and the slag beach deposit) have been studied in detail. Results are discussed in terms of types and extent of smelting processes.
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