Type, Shape and Composition: The Middle Bronze Age II Daggers in Rishon le-Zion, Israel

Authors

  • Tal Kan-Cipor-Meron The Leon Recanati Institute for Maritime Studies, University of Haifa, Mount Carmel, Haifa 31905, Israel / Charney School of Marine Sciences, University of Haifa, Department of Archaeology, University of Haifa, Mount Carmel, Haifa 31905, Israel
  • Sana Shilstein Faculty of Physics, Weizmann Institute of Science, 234 Herzl St. Rehovot, Israel / Leon Recanati Institute for Maritime Studies, University of Haifa, Mount Carmel, Haifa 31905, Israel
  • Yosi Levi Israel Antiquities Authority, POB 586 Jerusalem 901004, Israel
  • Sariel Shalev Leon Recanati Institute for Maritime Studies, University of Haifa, Mount Carmel, Haifa 31905, Israel / Charney School of Marine Sciences, Department of Archaeology, University of Haifa, Mount Carmel, Haifa 31905, Israel / Weizmann Institute of Science, 234 Herzl St. Rehovot, Israel

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.46586/metalla.v24.2018.i1.19-31

Keywords:

Israel, Archaeometallurgy, Middle Bronze Age, Daggers, XRF, Arsenical Copper, Tin Bronze

Abstract

A rich assemblage of Middle Bronze Age II daggers from the Rishon le-Zion excavations in Israel was studied. These daggers were  found to be made of tin-bronze, arsenical copper or copper with tin and arsenic. Relations between type, shape and composition are established, showing that greater control of composition and shape are directly related to the production of more stylish decorated objects.

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2018-12-10

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Vol. 24 No. 1 (2018): METALLA

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Copyright (c) 2018 Tal Kan-Cipor-Meron, Sana Shilstein, Yosi Levi, Sariel Shalev

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