These Ancient Mines Transformed Prehistoric Europe

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There are many Bronze Age mines in the Old World that collectively produced thousands of tons of copper, enough to make millions of tools, weapons, and decorations for Europe and the Near East. This is the story of the origins of copper mining and its development through the Bronze Age. *If you enjoy my videos please consider supporting the channel* Patreon ➜ https://www.patreon.com/dandavisauthor PayPal ➜ https://paypal.me/DanDavisAuthor Ko-fi ➜ https://ko-fi.com/dandavis *My Books* All my books on Amazon ➜ https://amzn.to/3xngwz5 *My Links* Website http://dandavisauthor.com/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/dandavisauthor/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/DanDavisWrites Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dandavisauthor/ *Video Sources* The Horse, the Wheel, and Language - David Anthony ➜ https://amzn.to/3aD3Rhu The Rise of Bronze Age Society - K. Kristiansen & T. B. Larsson ➜ https://amzn.to/3r0xkdU Prehistoric Copper Mining in Europe - William O'Brian ➜ https://amzn.to/3vw0Omp A History of Metallurgy - RF Tylecote ➜ https://amzn.to/3s2Go1Y Metals Make the World Go Round: the Supply and Circulation of Metals in Bronze Age Europe - Ed. C.F.E. Pare ➜ https://amzn.to/3KtR9B4 Arsenical Copper in Minoan Crete - Alessandra Giumlia-Mair and Fulvia Lo Schiavo Bronze Age Beginnings: a Scalar View from the Global Outskirts - H. Vandkilde (2019) Bronze Age Metallurgy in the Peloponnese - Maria Kayafa (1999) Chrysokamino in the History of Early Metallurgy - James D. Muhly (2006) Early Bronze Age Copper Smelting on Seriphos (Cyclades, Greece) - O. Philaniotou, Y. Bassiakos, and M. Georgakopoulou (2011) Early bronze age metal trade in the eastern Mediterranean. New compositional and lead isotope evidence from Cyprus - JM. Webb, D. Frankel, ZA Stos And N. Gale (2006) Further Evidence for Bronze Age Production of Copper From Ores in the Lavrion Ore District, Attica, Greece - Noel H Gale (2009) Shifting networks and mixing metals: Changing metal trade routes to Scandinavia correlate with Neolithic and Bronze Age transformations - HW Nørgaard, E. Pernicka, H Vandkilde (2021) Ösenringbarren and the Classical Ösenring Copper M. Junk, R. Krause and E. Pernicka (2001) (And many more) The above links include affiliate links which means we will earn a small commission from your purchases at no additional cost to you which is a way to support the channel. *Relevant Videos on the Old Copper Culture of North America* Ancient Americas: https://youtu.be/cpmMY_Rcbd8 Nathanael Fosaaen: https://youtu.be/CBN6HfzCRcU *Music* Muddy Banjo - Humans Win Western Renegade - Humans Win Deep Mind - Atlantis Music & Sound Float - Geographer Singularity - Michael Vignola Bulgarian Spirit - Psystein Tuvan Throat Singers - Psystein Falling Sun - Atlantis Music & Sound Electra to the Baltic Sea - Guiseppe Rizzo Mystica - Atlantis Music & Sound *Video Chapters* 00:00 Neolithic Copper Mines 02:31 Ancient Copper Mining on Cyprus 04:25 Lead Isotope Analysis 05:27 Copper Trade in the Amarna letters 06:09 Oxhide Ingots 06:31 Mycenaean Copper Use 07:04 Copper mining on the Cycladic islands 07:36 Early Metalworking on Crete 07:57 Early Balkan mining and metallurgy 09:44 Yamnaya culture steppe miners of the Volga 11:18 Middle and Late Bronze Age European Mining 11:47 Unetice culture miners 13:33 Nordic Bronze Age Copper Imports 15:37 Mining in Bronze Age Britain and Ireland 16:28 Bronze Age Copper Mines of Europe