Prehistoric mining and allied industries /

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Author / Creator:Shepherd, R.
Imprint:London ; New York : Academic Press, 1980.
Description:xii, 272 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Language:English
Series:Studies in archaeological science
Studies in archaeological science.
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Format: Print Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/8151544
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ISBN:0126394806
9780126394801
Notes:Includes index.
Bibliography: p. 257-265.
Also issued online.
Other form:Online version: Shepherd, R. Prehistoric mining and allied industries. London ; New York : Academic Press, 1980
Table of Contents:
  • Scope of prehistory with reference to mining
  • Elements of early mining
  • Flint mining in the British Isles
  • Silex mining in Europe
  • Sources and trading of obsidian and other hard stones
  • Chronology and customs associated with Silex and stone mining
  • Copper and Bronze Age mining
  • Iron and other materials
  • Rocks and mineral properties.