The Domestication of Metals: The Rise of Complex Metal Industries in Anatolia

Over the decades, Anatolian metal artifacts have been the focus of extensive scientific analysis. Now fifteen years of field work, current surveys, excavations, and analytical programs regarding transformations in metallurgy in this highly metalliferous region have enabled Aslıhan Yener in Domestication of Metals to focus for the first time on the organization of production within a broader social context.
In so doing, the author introduces convincing evidence for a revision of existing mode...