Archaeometallurgy in northern Oman—Diachronic copper production on a smelting site in Wadi al‐Salh
Abstract Archaeometallurgical studies at the Salh site in northern Oman have provided new data on copper technology in the Bronze Age and Islamic periods. Archaeological results indicate that it may have functioned seasonally. Slag analyses have shown possible technological changes over the centuries. Smelting was carried out under reducing conditions, using oxidized copper ores weathering zone deposits. The scale of copper production at Salh1 was relatively small in both periods, but—due to its strategic location near important trade routes—the site could have functioned as part of a short‐range as well as long‐range mercantile network.
Authors
- Adam Piestrzyński (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6649-6772)
- Piotr Moska (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6114-9595)
- Hubert Kiersnowski
- Krzysztof Bukowski (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7289-5956)
- Barbara Woronko (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2763-5650)
- Agnieszka Pieńkowska (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9033-532X)
- Waleed Awabh Harib Said Al‐Ghafri
Institutions
- Silesian University of Technology (PL)
- Ministry of Higher Education (MY)
- Institute of Mediterranean and Oriental Cultures (PL)
- Ministry of Health (UA)
- Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries (OM)
- Polish Geological Institute (PL)
- University of Warsaw (PL)
- AGH University of Krakow (PL)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Archaeometry
- Published
- 2025-07-14
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1111/arcm.70015
- Primary Topic
- Metallurgy and Cultural Artifacts
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Uniwersytet Warszawski