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Islamic copper-based metal artefacts from the Garb al-Andalus. A multidisciplinary approach on the Alcacova of Martulah (Mertola, South of Portugal)

dc.contributor.authorBottaini, Carlo
dc.contributor.authorMartínez, Susana Gómez
dc.contributor.authorBordalo, Rui
dc.contributor.authorBeltrame, Massimo
dc.contributor.authorMirão, José
dc.contributor.authorRafael, Lígia
dc.contributor.authorSchiavon, Nick
dc.date.accessioned2022-07-04T11:46:00Z
dc.date.available2022-07-04T11:46:00Z
dc.date.issued2022-06-22
dc.description.abstractA multidisciplinary approach has been applied to investigate the production technology of a collection of copper-based artefacts found during archaeological excavation campaigns carried out in the Almohad neighbourhood of Mārtulah, the Islamic name of modern Mértola (South of Portugal). In stark contrast to other Islamic materials found in the same site such as common and finely decorated pottery, glass, and bone artefacts, metal objects have received less attention despite the high number of artefacts recovered. This study focuses on the chemical characterisation of 171 copper-based artefacts dating back to the 12th and the first half of the thirteenth centuries. The artefacts are daily use objects and consist of personal ornaments (earrings, rings, and casket ornaments), tools (spindles, spatulas, and oil lamp sticks) and artefacts with unknown functions. The analytical results by X-ray fluorescence Spectroscopy (XRF) provided information not only about technological issues but infer as well on the socio-economic implications of metal consumption in Islamic Mértola. Results revealed that metals were produced using a variety of Cu-based alloys, namely unalloyed copper, brasses (Cu + Zn), bronzes (Cu + Sn), and red brasses (Cu + Sn + Zn), with a variable concentration of Pb, without any apparent consistency, as a likely result of recurrent recycling and mixing scrap metals practices or use of mineral raw materials available locally.pt_PT
dc.description.versioninfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionpt_PT
dc.identifier.doi10.1186/s40494-022-00736-zpt_PT
dc.identifier.eid85132397243
dc.identifier.issn2050-7445
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10400.14/38059
dc.identifier.wos000814630300001
dc.language.isoengpt_PT
dc.peerreviewedyespt_PT
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/pt_PT
dc.subjectIslamic metallurgypt_PT
dc.subjectMértolapt_PT
dc.subjectAl-Andaluspt_PT
dc.subjectEDXRFpt_PT
dc.subjectMedieval metal technologypt_PT
dc.titleIslamic copper-based metal artefacts from the Garb al-Andalus. A multidisciplinary approach on the Alcacova of Martulah (Mertola, South of Portugal)pt_PT
dc.typejournal article
dspace.entity.typePublication
oaire.citation.issue1pt_PT
oaire.citation.titleHeritage Sciencept_PT
oaire.citation.volume10pt_PT
rcaap.rightsopenAccesspt_PT
rcaap.typearticlept_PT

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