The development of a prehistoric civilization in the Sultanate of
Oman was strongly connected with the exploitation and the use of
copper. The Oman Peninsula has several rich copper ore deposits
that have been exploited since prehistoric times. The earliest
evidence of metallurgical activities in Oman dates back to the end
of the Neolithic period in the 4th millennium BC. Thanks to the
availability of this precious raw material, Oman became one of the
main copper sources for the entire Middle East during the Bronze
Age. The cuneiform texts of Mesopotamia referred to Oman as the
Land of Magan, a region where the precious copper was found in
fabulous abundance. This volume describes the geography and
environments of Oman, its rich copper ore deposits and the ancient
mining and smelting techniques, and it also includes an overview of
the physical properties of the different metals exploited in
antiquity and of the analytical techniques used in
archaeometallurgy. Moreover, the author presents for the first time
a comprehensive and detailed typology of the metal objects
discovered at sites in Oman dating to the millennia from the
Neolithic up to the Early Iron Age, emphasizing the development of
advanced alloying techniques in order to obtain artefacts with
specific proprieties and appearance.
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