Mid fourth-millennium copper mining in Liguria, north-west Italy: the earliest known copper mines in Western Europe

• Autores: Roberto Maggi, Mark Pearce
• Localización: Antiquity, ISSN 0003-598X, Vol. 79, Nº 303, 2005, págs. 66-77
• Idioma: inglés
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  • This paper presents twelve new radiocarbon dates from copper mines at Monte Loreto in Liguria, northwest Italy, which indicate that extraction began around 3500 cal BC, making these the earliest copper mines to be discovered in Western Europe so far. The dates are placed in their regional context, with a discussion of results from Libiola and other sites associated with early copper mining