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BRONZE AGE TINGeological sources, production, and distribution
of tin in Bronze Age EurasiaInternational workshop from 14 to 16 March 2018
at the Reiss Engelhorn Museums in Mannheim, Germany
BRONZE AGE TIN is a multidisciplinary project funded by the European Research Council comprising archaeology, history, geochemistry, and geology. The objective is to decipher the enigma of the origin of tin in the early bronzes by combining new archeological data and tin isotope ratios. These bronzes appear in a wide area stretching from the Aegean to the Persian Gulf, but this region is geologically devoid of any tin deposits.
The results of this research will be presented and discussed during four half-day sessions on geology and ore deposits, metallurgy and archaeology. In addition, there will be a welcome meeting on Wednesday evening, 14 March, a symposium dinner on Friday evening, 16 March, and the option for a tour through the Old City of Heidelberg on Saturday, 17 March 2018.
Participation at the workshop
Anyone interested is invited to participate. There will be only invited talks, find the programme attached. Participants please contact the workshop office at
Please respond to this invitation by using the registration form (see below) before 2 February 2018 and specify your participation at the workshop, conference dinner and/or city tour through Heidelberg. The number of seats is limited and participation will be confirmed on a first come basis.
Conference fees
Workshop (including handout, beverages and snacks) 50 €
Conference dinner (menu and beverages) 40 €
City Tour Heidelberg 30 €
Additional information on the workshop, the registration form and directions to the workshop location are given at our home page: http://www.cez-archaeometrie.de/?p=1528
We are looking forward to welcome you in Mannheim.
BRONZE AGE TINGeological sources, production, and distribution
of tin in Bronze Age Eurasia
WORKSHOP PROGRAMME
Wednesday, 14 March 201818:00 – 22:00 | Icebreaker
Thursday, 15 March 2018Geology and geochemistry of tin and tin ore deposits
09:00 – 09:45 | Ernst Pernicka, Gerhard Brügmann (Heidelberg, Mannheim)Introduction of the ERC-Project: The background and the problem
09:45 – 10:30 | Bernd Lehmann (Clausthal-Zellerfeld)Formation of tin ore deposits: From rocks to ore
10:30 – 11:00 | Coffee break
11:00 – 11:30 | Janeta Marahrens (Mannheim)Tin isotope data of European tin ore deposits
11:30 – 11:55 | Reimar Seltmann (London)Ore deposits in Central Asia
11:55 – 12:20 | Uwe Kroner (Freiberg) Distribution and tectonic environment of paleozoic tin deposits
12:20 – 14:00 | Lunch break
Archaeology of tin usage in the 3rd millennium BC in the Near East and Central Asia
14:00 – 14:45 | Vincent C. Pigott (New York)Overview of the metallurgy in the 3rd millennium BC, ancient Near east (and Middle Asia)
14:45 – 15:15 | Carolin Frank (Heidelberg)New insights in early tin bronzes in the Near East based on isotopic and chemical data
15:15 – 15:40 | Nikolaus Boroffka (Berlin)Cultural relations in Central Asia in the Bronze Age
15:40 – 16:10 | Coffee break
16:10 – 16:35 | Lorenz Rahmstorf (Göttingen)Introduction of weight systems during the 3rd millennium BC and long-distance exchange networks and contacts
16:35 – 17:00 | Toby Wilkinson (Rochester, UK)Visualising the tempo of Bronze Age trade in southwest Asia
17:00 – 17:25 | Miljana Radivojevic (Cambridge)Appearance and use of tin and bronze in northern Eurasia
17:25 – 17:50 | Barbara Helwing (Melbourne, invited)Tin and bronze in the 3rd and early 2nd millennium BC in the Gulf region
Friday, 16 March 2018
Mining and metallurgy of tin
09:00 – 09:45 | Paul Terence Craddock (London)From Ireland to India: A diversity of possible tin sources considered
09:45 – 10:15 | Daniel Berger (Mannheim)Impact of pyrometallurgy and corrosion on tin isotopes
10:15 – 10:40 | Thomas Stöllner, Jennifer Garner (Bochum)Bronze Age tin ore mining and early bronze metallurgy in Central Asia (Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan)
10:40 – 11:15 | Coffee break
11:15 – 11:40 | Elin Figueiredo (Lisbon)Bronze Age tin mining and Early Bronze Age metallurgy in Portugal
11:40 – 12:05 | Beatrice Cauuet (Toulouse)Bronze age mining and metallurgy in France
12:05 – 12:30 | Wayne Powell (New York, invited)Tin and bronze in southeastern Europe in the 2nd millennium BC
12:30 – 14:00 | Lunch break
Archaeology of tin usage in the second millennium BC in Europe
14:00 – 14:45 | Anthony Harding (Exeter)Cultural relations in the European Early Bronze Age
14:45 – 15:10 | Svend Hansen (Berlin)Transfer of innovations and knowledge in Bronze Age Europe: An introduction
15:10 – 15:40 | Bianka Nessel (Heidelberg)Invention and adaption of tin bronze metallurgy in south-eastern Europe
15:40 – 16:15 | Coffee break
16:15 – 16:40 | Knut Rassmann (Frankfurt)Modelling metal exchange in Early Bronze Age Central Europe
16:40 – 17:05 | Philipp Stockhammer (Munich) Contacts and interaction between communities of the Central German Únětice Culture and the Early Bronze Age groups of southern Germany and Bohemia
17:05 – 17:30 | Reinhard Jung (Vienna)Long-distance contacts of the Aegean to the west and the east in the 2nd millennium BC
17:30 – 18:00 | Final discussion
19:00 – 22:00 | Conference dinner
Saturday, 17 March 201810:00 – 13:00 | Excursion to Heidelberg Castle and City Center
BRONZE AGE TIN