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The identification of metal provenance is often based on chemical and Pb isotope analyses of materials from the operating chain, mainly ores and metallic artefacts. Such analyses, however, have their limits. Some studies are unable to trace metallic artefacts or ingots to their ore sources, even in well-constrained archaeological contexts. Possible reasons for this difficulty are to be found among...
This study aims to document the origin of metallurgical activities on the Mont-Lozère Massif (Cévennes Mountains, South of Massif Central, France), which is the largest medieval site of Pb–Ag metallurgical activities in France. These activities are characterised by more than 70 sites comprising numerous dispersed slags. Related charcoal samples dated by 14 C have yielded a medieval, ca. XI–XII...
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