Prehistoric Metal Artefacts from Italy (3500-720BC) in the British Museum

Download or read book Prehistoric Metal Artefacts from Italy (3500-720BC) in the British Museum written by Anna Maria Bietti Sestieri and published by British Museum Research Public. This book was released on 2007 with total page 360 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The current conception of the absolute chronology of the Italian Copper Age to the end of the Early Iron Age is set out in this new title from the British Museum. Some 850 objects have been arranged chronologically from the Copper Age, through the Bronze Age, to the Early Iron Age. Within these headings, the objects are organised typologically e.g. axes, swords etc. A major result of this study has been the reassembly of several groups of bronzes probably originally from hoards. Each entry includes a description, bibliogrpahy and comparanda and line drawing or photgraph.